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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) included a Cuban citizen identified as Francisco Jorge-Salgado in the public list of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called “Worst of the Worst.”
On this official platform where the federal government displays immigrants with criminal records who have been arrested by the agency, it is indicated that the Cuban has multiple convictions.
Among the offenses are sale of amphetamines, domestic violence, dangerous drugs, possession of cocaine, possession of firearms, violation of probation, and assault.
The same record indicates that he was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The DHS maintains a site titled “Arrested: Worst of the Worst” (wow.dhs.gov), where it "highlights" cases of immigrants arrested by ICE as part of its operations, framing it within a deportation strategy that prioritizes individuals with a criminal history.
The available material on Francisco Jorge-Salgado only includes, for now, the list of attributed crimes and the place of detention (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
The arrest date, exact immigration situation, current procedural status, and whether new charges are being faced or if it is only a matter of prior offenses are not specified in that document.
The label "worst of the worst" has been used by the DHS to describe certain detainees by ICE, and local media have reported that in Minnesota, hundreds of people are listed on that government portal.
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