{"id":5851,"date":"2026-08-01T04:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2026-08-01T04:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:37:22","slug":"exclusive-dwts-star-with-violent-criminal-past-arrested-by-ice-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5851","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | &#8216;DWTS&#8217; star with violent criminal past arrested by ICE in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Federal immigration authorities in California have arrested a \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d contestant from Latvia with a violent criminal past, the California Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5849\">Kamala Harris teases potential 2028 platform: \u2018I know this is going to be controversial\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in San Francisco on Tuesday captured Roberts Nemiro, a criminal illegal alien and former reality TV star, whose rap sheet includes arrests for sexual battery and assault. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nemiro, 43, was previously a contestant on \u201cDejo ar zvaigzni!\u201d, the Latvian version of the British TV series \u201cStrictly Come Dancing,\u201d also known as \u201cDancing With the Stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents were tipped off on his location by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis illegal alien from Latvia\u00a0may have once had a career as a professional dancer on TV, but has turned into a career criminal, said\u00a0Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite California being a sanctuary state,\u00a0ICE was able to arrest this criminal and get him off our streets, and he will soon be deported from our country,\u201d said Bis.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5847\">NJ Dem opposed legislation to create an internet sex offender registry, stonewalled tougher penalties on predators<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cICE is\u00a0bringing\u00a0the curtain down on his illegal stay\u00a0and crime spree\u00a0here in the U.S.,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Nemiro first came to the United States on a visa in October 2011. He then illegally overstayed his visa after it expired in August 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Nemiro\u2019s rap sheet includes\u00a0convictions for\u00a0aggravated assault of non-family with a gun\u00a0and\u00a0disorderly conduct,\u00a0and\u00a0arrests for\u00a0battery, sexual battery, possession of controlled substance,\u00a0and\u00a0possession of paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5845\">Exclusive | Fed-up Spaniards lash out at socialist prime minister after migrant invasion: \u2018A third-world country\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nemiro is being held in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 28, ICE law enforcement arrested Roberts Nemiro, a criminal illegal alien and former reality TV contestant from Latvia from Latvia, in San Francisco. 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