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Another S'porean added to US govt website listing 'worst of worst' criminals
The Straits Times
|February 07, 2026
Woman, 47, who helped launder money, detained by ICE upon release from prison
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.
In its social media post, DHS said: "These are the monsters who have terrorised our communities. We are not stopping until every single one of these people is gone."
Checks by The Straits Times found that Lim had asked a US district court on Dec 15, 2025, to assist her in obtaining an S visa - a non-immigrant visa for informants - before her release from a federal prison in Texas on Dec 23, 2025.
However, her application was rejected, and she was detained by ICE upon her release.
This story is from the February 07, 2026 edition of The Straits Times.
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