DHS touts ICE arrest of man once on America’s Most Wanted

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday said its agents arrested Yehia Elham Badawi, an Egyptian illegal immigrant featured on America’s Most Wanted in 1996. The Department of Homeland Security has been cracking down on illegal aliens who are criminals, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in the statement. It wasn’t clear on Friday morning where DHS was holding Badawi or if he had a lawyer.

Badawi’s criminal history included robbery, aggravated assault, and several violent felonies related to a 1994 shoot-out that seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer, according to a statement from DHS. Badawi was arrested and convicted of several crimes, but DHS did not say whether Badawi had served prison time for his convictions.

Badawi, now 48, was featured on the true crime TV show in the 90s after participating in a violent robbery at a Philadelphia supermarket, according to DHS. The police officer and one assailant were both shot in the ensuing pursuit, while Badawi fled the state. He was later arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to DHS.

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