NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — At least 95 of nearly 200 individuals that were recently arrested during Nashville ICE operations have previous criminals convictions and pending charges, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.

Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers recently teamed up with ICE to carry out a "public safety operation." Since the operation began, DHS said 196 people have been arrested.

Among the 196 arrested, officials reported 95 have prior criminal convictions and pending charges and 31 were previously "removed individuals who reentered the U.S. illegally."

On Tuesday, DHS provided the names and criminal history of five men who were arrested during the ICE operations in Nashville. Their names and prior charges are list below:

• Jassim Jafaf Al-Raash, a 60-year-old man from Iraq, has a criminal history that includes "convictions for rape to which he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, and convictions of larceny and false imprisonment to which he was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment." DHS said the 60-year-old also has an arrest for failure to register as a sex offender.

• Franklin Oswaldo Velasquez: DHS officials reported that the 33-year-old from El Salvador is affiliated with the MS-13 gang, adding that he is also the subject of an active "Red Notice in El Salvador for aggravated murder." His criminal history includes a conviction for possession of methamphetamines, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to appear and criminal impersonation.

• Inmar Antonio Penado-Membreno: The 34-year-old from El Salvador criminal history includes conviction for possession with intent to manufacture/deliver/sell cocaine to which he was sentenced 8 years imprisonment, per DHS. He was also reportedly convicted of aggravated assault to which he was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. 

• Richard St. Baptiste, a 36-year-old from Haiti, has a criminal history includes convictions for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute to which he was sentenced to 8 years probation, and a conviction for marijuana possession to which he was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment.   

• Carlos Reinaldo Alvarado-Rodriguez: The 39-year-old from Guatemala has been convicted for aggravated assault to which he was sentenced four years imprisonment, said DHS.

"DHS is law enforcement agency, and it will continue to enforce the law and work with all state and local partners so that Americans do not continue to be victimized by criminal aliens," said the agency in Tuesday's announcement.

Although five names were released, the identities and charges of more than 100 people, or 98%, of those arrested during the ICE operations remain unknown.

No other details were immediately provided.

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