Illegal immigrants among 70 arrested in Mississippi child exploitation crackdown: Feds

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Emily Compagno, Kayleigh McEnany, Harris Faulkner and Steve Doocy discuss the arrest of Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, 19, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador accused of groping 12 female high school classmates in Fairfax County, Virginia. EXCLUSIVE: Seventy people were arrested across Mississippi during a two-week Homeland Security Investigations operation targeting child exploitation offenders and previously convicted sex offenders, including illegal immigrants, federal officials announced. The two-week operation, Operation Muddy Waters, was the work of several federal, state and local agencies and generated new child exploitation charges ranging from illegal immigrants who allegedly crossed state lines to abuse minors to others accused of trading child sexual abuse material. The following people were arrested on charges during Operation Muddy