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EXCLUSIVE: On Veterans Day, the Department of Homeland Security honored the thousands of veterans who have transitioned from defending the U.S. in uniform to safeguarding the nation’s borders and communities.
“DHS honors the patriotism and heroism of Americans who served our country and continue to protect our homeland and freedoms by arresting the worst of the worst criminals across the U.S.,” a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin added that there are more than 7,500 veterans serving as ICE agents – a job where videos and reports in recent months show similarly dangerous situations and confrontations with armed civilian adversaries and violent protesters.
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Albert Miguel Quinones-Quinones, captured by ICE in Pottsville, Pa, is seen in this mugshot. (Courtesy: ICE)
“Just yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, rapists, and other violent criminals. We are eternally grateful to all Americans who have bravely served [and] protected our freedoms. We are only the land of the free because of the brave.”
Veterans-turned-ICE agents took part in several Veterans Day eve operations targeting sex offenders and child predators across locations ranging from Pennsylvania’s Coal Region to the Utah desert.
On Monday, ICE’s Philadelphia office arrested Columbian national Albert Quinones-Quinones in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
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Jesus Hernandez-Hernandez, arrested by ICE in western New York, is seen in this mugshot (Courtesy: ICE)
Residents in Pottsville – known nationally for being home to America’s oldest brewery; Yuengling; and a once-booming coal industry – are safer now that Quinones-Quinones is off the street, DHS said.
The illegal immigrant has a prior sexual assault conviction in local court and a longer criminal history, according to the agency.
To the north, ICE in Buffalo, New York, arrested Delbes De Jesus Hernandez-Vargas of the Dominican Republic. He has a prior conviction in Bronx County, New York for rape.
Also in The Bronx, ICE corralled Luis Castillo-Flores, 45, another Dominican national with a violent prior rap sheet.
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ICE Agents converge on a home in Illinois (Christopher Dilts/Getty Images)
In Utah, ICE agents took Guatemalan national Juan Guerra-Ubaldo into custody Monday. The 61-year-old had been previously arrested for sexually abusing a minor in nearby Washington County.
Also out west, Jesus Hernandez-Hernandez was captured by federal agents in Texas, where he previously was convicted of sexually assaulting a child under 14.
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Defensemen Max Wanner was re-assigned to the Maine Mariners from the Providence Bruins on Thursday. Defenseman Michael Underwood was also re-assigned to Maine.
Wanner, 22, was acquired by the Boston Bruins when they traded Trent Federic to Edmonton last March. He played in 15 games for the AHL Providence Bruins at the end of last season, and seven this season.
Underwood returns for his second stint with the Mariners. He appeared in 67 games with Maine last season.
Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that the state is spending an additional $250 million to limit premium increases for residents who have insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector.
After Congress let Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the end of last year, more than 300,000 people in Massachusetts have been facing a potentially steep increase in their health care bills.
The governor’s office said those enrolled in ConnectorCare who make below 400% of the of the federal poverty level, which is $62,600 for an individual or $128,600 for a family of four, will see “little to no premium increases.”
Under the plan, Healey’s office said a 45-year-old couple with two kids in Fall River will see their monthly health insurance costs rise from $166 to $206. Without the new funding, the governor says they would be paying $452 a month.
“While President Trump continues to increase health care costs, we are taking the strongest action in the nation to address them and keep costs as low as possible for families,” Healey said in a statement. “Despite this increased state investment, far too many people will still see their premiums increase because of the White House.”
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve a three-year extension of the health care tax credits. While it appears unlikely to pass the Senate, senators have talked about a compromise plan that could include a two-year extension with added reforms. President Trump hasn’t offered a specific health care plan, but said subsidies going to insurance companies should “go to the people” instead.
The $250 million is coming from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, which gets its money from employer medical assistance contributions and financial penalties from residents who violate the state’s health care insurance mandate.
Massachusetts residents can sign up for health insurance coverage or switch their Health Connector plans until Jan. 23 if they want to be covered by Feb. 1.
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