Targeting Criminals Not Coffee

Our brave ICE agents conducted operations in Hawaii to protect communities from violent criminal aliens. Completely leaving out the facts and rap sheets of the criminals arrested shows the New York Times complete bias. This story was nothing but an attempt to mislead the public. pic.twitter.com/1i96FQ43uJ

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 14, 2025

… We’re not targeting COFFEE. We’re going after CRIMINALS.

🔎For example — convictions of people we’ve arrested in this operation include:

📌Felony assault

📌Kidnapping

📌Domestic abuse

📌Theft

📌Terroristic threats

📌Felony possession of firearms and ammunition

📌DWI

📌Meth distribution

On January 23, HSI Honolulu arrested Rescue Suda, a citizen of the Marshall Islands. Suda has previous convictions for Felony Assault, kidnapping, and terroristic threats.

In February, Navor Salas-Cruz, 52, a citizen of Mexico was arrested by HSI Honolulu.

Salas-Cruz has multiple immigration encounters starting in 1996 including 2 prior removals and has a lengthy state criminal history ranging from assault, DWI, forgery, driving without a license, criminal contempt of court, family abuse.

Salas-Cruz has federal charges for one count of reentry of removed alien and one count of felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

HSI Honolulu arrested Heine a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia. The Superior Court of Guam convicted him of theft by receiving, sentencing him to 5 years in prison, and assault, sentencing him to 1 year in prison. He was previously ordered removal from the U.S. on April 16, 2020.

HSI Honolulu arrested RJ Marsolo, a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, in January. Marsolo was previously convicted of assault in the first degree and assault in the third degree and sentenced him to a total of 10 years imprisonment.

HSI Honolulu arrested Herman Faamausili, a citizen of Samoa. Faamausili has a previous conviction for distribution and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.

An immigration judge ordered Faamausili’s previous removal from the United States on September 15, 2021.