The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added 5,000 new profiles to its public platform WOW.DHS.gov on Tuesday, known as "The Worst of the Worst," raising the total number of immigrants in irregular status with criminal records included in the database to over 40,000. Among the new entries is a Cuban citizen with an extensive criminal history.
This concerns Ricardo Iglesias Martínez, identified by the DHS as a suspected member of the Sureños gang and arrested in Los Angeles, California. According to the information published by the agency, he has a history of lewd acts against a minor, child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse of minors, drug possession, carrying a concealed weapon, and vehicular manslaughter.
When announcing the update, DHS Deputy Secretary Lauren Bis stated that the new profiles include "murderers, pedophiles, rapists, arsonists, drug traffickers, kidnappers, violent offenders, and gang members."
"The Trump Administration is more committed than ever to transparency, thereby fulfilling the mandate of the American people to arrest and deport illegal immigrants from our country," he stated.
More than 40,000 profiles
The portal WOW.DHS.gov was launched on December 8, 2025, with the aim of allowing the public to access information about undocumented immigrants arrested in all 50 states for crimes ranging from homicide and kidnapping to fraud, sexual assault, and terrorist threats.
The platform, however, has not been free from controversies. In February 2026, the DHS itself acknowledged that it contained errors in some records and made modifications following inquiries from several media outlets.
In addition to Cuban citizens, the new update includes profiles of immigrants from over a dozen countries.
Among the notable cases is that of Lionel Boursiquot, a Haitian citizen arrested in Doral, Florida, on multiple charges of manslaughter and kidnapping; Michael Nyak Biel, originally from South Sudan and detained in Phoenix, accused of sexual abuse of a minor and kidnapping; and José Murillo, a Salvadoran identified as a member of the Sureños, convicted of homicide in California.
The inclusion of Iglesias Martínez is not an isolated case. Since early 2026, the DHS has added several Cuban citizens to the WOW site, including a man accused of homicide in Dallas and others linked to sexual offenses against minors.
The expansion of the registry was supported by Republican lawmakers, who presented it as part of the Trump administration's strategy to strengthen border security and expedite the deportation of immigrants with criminal records.
Representative Ben Cline, vice president of the Republican Study Committee, stated that despite the strengthening of the border, "thanks to the Biden administration and the extreme left's sanctuary policies, dangerous illegal immigrants are still allowed to terrorize our communities."
For his part, Congressman Josh Brecheen, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, stated that "under no circumstances should these criminals be allowed to remain in the United States."
Representative Beth Van Duyne also stated that more than three million undocumented immigrants have been deported or have self-deported during the Trump administration, attributing this policy to a reduction in crime rates and deaths related to fentanyl.
Republicans also highlighted the approval of the Security Law in the United States, which allocated an additional $70 billion to ICE and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office, including $108.5 million for investigations related to child exploitation.
The DHS specified that the more than 40,000 profiles available in WOW represent only a portion of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants with criminal records who, according to the agency, have been arrested in various locations across the United States.
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