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ICE agents arrest 4 in Shelbyville during ‘targeted enforcement’

ICE agents arrest 4 in Shelbyville during ‘targeted enforcement’

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer stands in front of a dilapidated detention facility gate. Photo: Shutterstock


Shelbyville, IL (WAND) – ICE agents arrested four people in Shelbyville last week, according to an ICE spokesperson.

ICE told WAND News it conducted “targeted enforcement operations” in Shelbyville on April 21.

Agents stopped a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Mirzon Patlan-Trevino. ICE said Patlan-Trevino is from Mexico and was recently arrested for DUI. ICE said Patlan-Trevino was unlawfully in the United States.

Agents said three other people in the vehicle, Antonio Aguilera Garcia, 46, Alexis Saavedra Avile, 31, and Yoni Mora-Aguilera, 22, were also not supposed to be in the U.S.

All four people remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to ICE.

An ICE spokesperson said, “ICE remains committed to enforcing federal immigration laws and protecting public safety through targeted enforcement actions.”

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