U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported five men identified by the Department of Homeland Security as gang members during the week before September 15, 2026, DHS announced on Tuesday. Four were deported on September 8 and one on September 7; DHS said their criminal histories included convictions for murder, attempted murder, statutory rape, kidnapping, carjacking and robbery.
Phai You, a Cambodian national identified by DHS as an Asian Boys gang member, was deported on September 8. DHS listed convictions for second-degree murder, burglary and carrying a concealed weapon, and said a Department of Justice immigration judge issued him a final order of removal on February 10, 1998.
Thanh Nguyen Huu and Hung Quoc Bui, both Vietnamese nationals identified as Asian Boys gang members, were also deported on September 8. DHS said Huu had convictions for hit-and-run involving death or injury, attempted murder, assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, possession of a firearm by a felon, second-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, possession of material or a device for arson, possession of a controlled substance for sale, and obstructing or resisting a public officer. Bui’s listed convictions included statutory rape, burglary, gang activity, identity theft and forgery; DHS said an immigration judge issued his final order of removal on February 9, 2004.
Dat Tien Trinh, a Vietnamese national identified as an Oriental Boys gang member, was deported on September 8. DHS listed convictions for kidnapping during a carjacking, second-degree robbery, kidnapping to commit robbery, carjacking, evading a peace officer with disregard for safety, carrying a prohibited weapon and appropriating lost property. An immigration judge issued Trinh a final order of removal on June 26, 2018, according to DHS.
Oscar Armando Ramos-Ayala, an El Salvador national identified as a San Fernando Valley Gang member, was deported on September 7. DHS said his criminal history included convictions for second-degree robbery, possession of a controlled substance, grand theft vehicle, obstructing or resisting a public officer, and giving false identification to a peace officer. An immigration judge issued him a final order of removal on July 7, 1999. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin characterized the removals as part of President Trump’s immigration-enforcement mandate and said deportations improve public safety.