U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a 65-year-old Iranian national with a record of child sex crimes during a joint operation in Tulsa on June 11. The arrest comes just days after protests erupted outside City Hall over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions nationwide.

Bahkam Bahadorani, who was taken into custody near an apartment complex in Tulsa, has a criminal history that includes convictions for child sexual abuse, lewd molestation, second-degree rape, and lewd proposals to a minor. He is a registered sex offender and was previously ordered removed from the country. He remains in ICE custody pending deportation.

MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN: ICE Tulsa arrested Bekham BAHADORANI, 65, a citizen of Iran. BAHADORANI’s criminal history includes convictions for child sex abuse, lewd molestation, rape, and lewd proposals to minors in Tulsa, Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/XVSk15zUaO

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“The apprehension and pending removal of this illegal alien reflects the importance of HSI’s role in immigration enforcement, ensuring that we pursue those posing a threat to children, our most vulnerable population,” said ICE Homeland Security Investigations Dallas Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard. “The joint effort arresting this felon highlights the diligence and professionalism of HSI’s agents and support staff in enforcing our nation’s immigrations laws.”

ICE officials said the arrest was a result of collaboration between the field offices of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Tulsa.

“This criminal alien and registered sex offender, represents the worst of the worst, clearly reflective of those that have no place in our communities,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas acting Field Office Director Josh Johnson.

The arrest came just two days after about 50 demonstrators gathered outside Tulsa City Hall on June 9, protesting ICE operations and the deployment of the military in Los Angeles to address riots tied to immigration enforcement.

“That’s not how Americans operate,” protester Katie Powell said. “That’s sure as heck not how Oklahomans operate. Here in Oklahoma, we operate on what I like to call, and what we all in Oklahoma like to call, the Oklahoma Standard. And what I’m seeing is not the Oklahoma standard.”