SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Another Singaporean has been included in the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) website listing “the worst of (the) worst criminal aliens” arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lim Seok Pheng’s inclusion on the list on Feb 6 came after the DHS announced on social media platform X that it had added 5,000 more individuals. The database now comprises 25,011 people who were arrested by ICE and US Customs and Border Protection. Lim, 47, was arrested for suspected money laundering in May 2018 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. With Lim Seok Pheng's inclusion on the website, Singapore now has two individuals listed, the other being child sex offender Amos Yee.

Source: The Star February 07, 2026 02:22 UTC