On April 15, Malston Patrick, a 43-year-old citizen of Guyana, was arrested by ICE New York City, in Westchester, and was the first ICE arrest-apprehension in the county in 2025.
Garfield is listed on the NY State Sex Offender Registry. In 2019, he was arrested and found guilty of third-degree criminal sexual act with a victim less than 17-years-old and first-degree dissemination of indecent material to minors.
Garfield lawfully entered the county through JFK Airport in 2011, but never left after his temporary visa expired.
An ICE Spokesperson confirmed Patrick’s arrest on April 6 for violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and remains in ICE custody pending deportation.
Patrick was convicted in White Plains City Court in 2019. He has listed addresses on the Sex Registry most recently in Mt. Vernon and in Yonkers.
The White House highlighted Patrick’s case among 20 other criminals apprehended by ICE under President Trump. Titled, “These Sick Criminals Are Who Democrats and the Legacy Media Are Defending,” The White House writes, “Brutal killers and rapists— all taken off our streets in just the past week thanks to the tireless work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“If Democrats and the legacy media had their way, these sick criminals would still be roaming free. Here are just a few of the depraved criminal illegal immigrants ICE has arrested in the past several days:“
Patrick was listed as Patrick Malston Garfield but according to the sex registry his name in Malston Patrick.
The American Immigration Council estimates that there are more than 600,000 undocumented, illegal immigrants living in New York State.
ICE has arrested more than 41,000 illegal residents over the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
Note: ICE did not issue a release on Patrick’s arrest on April 6. Only The White House release which included Patrick, on April 15, was when media reports picked up the story.