Federal authorities announced the arrest of a Guatemalan citizen with a criminal history involving sexual crimes against minors on Monday. And while the crimes alleged against him are heinous enough to be newsworthy on their own, it's the wording of the announcement that is turning heads.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in New Orleans posted information on Cristian Soto-Galeano and seemingly took a brutal jab at his diminutive stature.
The office's official X account describes Soto-Galeano as a morally stunted "sexual predator" who has previously served a prison sentence for crimes of a sexual nature against a "juvenile."
"ICE New Orleans arrested Cristian Soto-Galeano, a citizen of Guatemala," they wrote. "His criminal history includes a conviction for indecent behavior with a juvenile and was sentenced to 2 years in prison."
The arrest photo provided shows a smiling man being apprehended by an ICE agent. He barely reaches the agent's waist.
"We stand ready to face any challenge, big or small," ICE New Orleans bragged.
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The field office has not responded to RedState's request for more information on Soto-Galeano's arrest, and there is very little public information regarding his history.
An ICE spokesperson did confirm to The Daily Caller that he is in the country illegally. Meaning his time in the United States is likely running short. (Yes, pun intended).
The post has since been viewed more than 1.3 million times. It has been ripe for some serious mockery, ranging from posts showing fake toy ankle monitors, occasional references to certain people who may or may not work in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and a suggestion that nobody is "below" the law.
The arrest comes days after President Trump suggested New Orleans would be the next big, blue city that would see federal intervention to help curb crime. It would mark an interesting test case, being the first blue city in a red state to see such a crime crackdown.
"So we're making a determination now," Trump said. "Do we go to Chicago, or do we go to a place like New Orleans, where we have a great Governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite tough, quite bad."
"So, we are going to be going to, maybe, Louisiana," he added. "And you have New Orleans, which has a crime problem. We'll straighten that out in about two weeks. It'll take us two weeks. Easier than D.C."
As for Soto-Galeano, he's likely heading for a nice deportation flight out of the country - at least one ride, he'll be tall enough to get on.
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