Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested several violent criminal illegal aliens on Thursday, according to a Department of Homeland Security press release exclusively obtained by Blaze News.The DHS highlighted five recent arrests and commended the efforts of ICE officers despite ongoing criticism from sanctuary politicians.‘If you see an ICE officer, thank them for their service.’“Yesterday, they arrested rapists, violent assailants, and drug traffickers,” stated DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.“Despite their best efforts to keep our communities safe, sanctuary politicians continue spreading falsehoods about the men and women of ICE law enforcement and ICE facilities around the country,” Bis continued. “If you see an ICE officer, thank them for their service.”Federal immigration agents arrested Esteban Morales-Cruz, an illegal alien from Mexico. He was previously convicted of lewd acts with a child under 14 years old in Santa Ana, California. RELATED: 'Violent agitator' savagely bit ICE agent during riots in New Jersey, says DHS Esteban Morales-Cruz. Image source: Department of Homeland SecurityGabriel Olivares, an illegal alien from Argentina, was also nabbed by ICE agents. His rap sheet includes a prior conviction for sodomy in Goshen, New York. Gabriel Olivares. Image source: Department of Homeland SecurityICE captured a Guatemalan national, Wilson Avila-Perez. The criminal illegal alien was convicted of assault, domestic violence, and forgery — possession of a forged instrument in Phoenix, Arizona. Wilson Avila-Perez. Image source: Department of Homeland SecurityImmigration agents arrested Juan Carlos Herrera-Salazar, an illegal alien from Mexico who was convicted of selling heroin and cocaine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Juan Carlos Herrera-Salazar. Image source: Department of Homeland SecurityDHS also noted ICE’s arrest of David Livingston Attoh. The illegal alien from Ghana was convicted of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud in Baltimore, Maryland. Attoh was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a bank fraud conspiracy, according to a press release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office. RELATED: Democrat governor files 'frivolous' lawsuit to shut down ICE facility David Livingston Attoh. Image source: Department of Homeland Security“Our ICE law enforcement officers truly are the best of the best. They put their lives on the line every day to arrest the worst of the worst,” Bis said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!