The acting ICE director and federal, state and local law enforcement officials hosted a news conference today to address how the Green Light Law in the state of New York …
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Alfredo Mendoza-Mendez, 24, a citizen and national of Guatemala was suspected by Hillsborough County Child Protective Services of child endangerment/abuse against a minor.
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ICE removes gang member wanted in El Salvador after fourth illegal reentry
Jaime Omar Vasquez-Benitez, 40, was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol Nov. 10, 1997, near Douglas, Arizona. He claimed he was a Mexican citizen and voluntarily returned to Mexico.
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ICE arrests Jamaican man released by Philadelphia Police Department after city officials decline to honor detainer
On Jan. 13, 2006, Kirk Odain Anthony Golding, 26, was admitted into the United States in New York as a non-immigrant visitor with authorization to remain in the United States …
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ICE HSI Phoenix special agent in charge rallies behind public safety message
Fifteen local and federal law enforcement agencies around the state collaborated on the video, which is centered around a tragic but realistic scenario that plays out on camera as agency …
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ICE arrests drug dealer despite Philadelphia officials’ refusal to cooperate
On May 24, 2009, Travas Anthony Vassell, 30, was admitted into the United States in New York on a non-immigrant visitor with authorization to remain in the United States until …
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ICE issues subpoenas to demand criminal alien information refused under Oregon sanctuary policies
Under Oregon’s sanctuary laws, county and law enforcement officials are prohibited from providing ICE with non-public information about criminal aliens necessary for federal law enforcement, including the release dates of …
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ICE subpoenas information requested under California sanctuary policies
Issuance of these immigration subpoenas is necessary because the SDSO is forced to comply with California’s sanctuary state laws, and therefore cannot cooperate in honoring immigration detainers or requests for …
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Grand jury indicts 3 top administrators of Philippine church in scheme to traffic workers and defraud immigration system
The three defendants were arrested last month after being named in a criminal complaint that alleged a conspiracy to commit immigration fraud. Today’s indictment expands the scope of the alleged …
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Melvin Antonio Delgado, 35, a citizen of El Salvador, was removed via an ICE Air Operations charter flight without incident. Once in El Salvador, ICE ERO officers transferred custody of …
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ICE issues subpoenas to obtain information refused under Connecticut’s sanctuary policies
ICE uses statutorily-authorized immigration subpoenas to obtain information as part of investigations regarding potential removable aliens. ICE has not historically needed to use its lawful authority to issue these subpoenas …
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Alien smugglers sentenced to prison for seizing an illegal alien in distress
Johnson Ortiz, 23, and Regina Ramon, 29, previously pleaded guilty on Sept. 4, 2019, to their involvement in harboring illegal aliens for profit, with Ortiz also pleading to a statutory …
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MS-13 member wanted for homicide arrested during 2-state enforcement efforts
An MS-13 gang member, in the country illegally and wanted in El Salvador for homicide, was arrested last week by ICE’s ERO during ongoing enforcement efforts in Michigan and Ohio …
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Mexican drug trafficking ring leader sentenced in Texas to 30 years in prison
Pedro Gama-Alvarez, the leader of a drug organization based in Coahuila, Mexico, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for his role in various smuggling schemes involving drugs, …
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Illinois man to serve 26 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting minors
On Sept. 9, 2019, Dennis H. West, 44, of Atwood, Illinois, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual exploitation of minors in 2017 and 2018.
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Jose Manuel Castro Orellana, 30, a citizen of El Salvador, was removed aboard an ICE Air Operations Charter flight without incident. Once in El Salvador, ICE ERO officers transferred custody …
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On Jan. 25, 2019, ERO officers filed a detainer with Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for Yoni Cruz-Lopez, 24, a resident of Mt. Prospect, Illinois, and a citizen of Guatemala, …
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ICE, FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. ICE, the FBI, and HRSP of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, all members of the HRVWCC, join U.S. …
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MS-13 gang member implicated in 9 attempted murders sentenced to life in federal prison
Rolan Ivan Hernandez-Fuentes, a.k.a. “Tasmania,” pleaded guilty in April 2019 to conspiracy under the RICO Act. Two of his co-conspirators, Jerson Gutierrez-Ramos, a.k.a. “Sparky,” and Kevin Cruz, a.k.a. “Street Danger,” also pleaded …
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ICE arrests Salvadoran MS-13 gang member accused of gang membership, aggravated homicide in his home country
Santos Ceferino Amaya-Cruz, 35, an active MS-13 gang member, has been removed from the U.S. on two prior occasions, most recently in 2017. He is the subject of an Interpol …
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Former South Texas police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking
Hector Beltran, 44, a resident of Edinburg, Texas, was convicted on July 22, 2019, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Beltran was …
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4th defendant pleads guilty for role in failed human smuggling conspiracy that left 6 dead in Southeast Texas
Mayra Chaver, 32, of Honduras, pleaded guilty to assisting an illegal alien to evade arrest. The three others charged in relation to the crime – Mexican citizens Agustin Gutierrez-Gonzalez, 33, …
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ICE arrests illegal alien charged with indecent liberties with a child after detainers ignored by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail
On Feb. 3, ICE’s ERO arrested Marissa Martinez, 29, also known as Wilson Yovani Martinez or Maritza Martinez, an unlawfully present Guatemalan national after she was released by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional …
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ICE arrests Mexican national released from NYC custody with an active detainer, subpoena ignored
Martin Estrada-Barela was arrested by the NYPD Jan. 17, 2019, on the charges of attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment, and attempted assault. Estrada-Barela was subsequently arraigned and remanded into the custody …
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Unimaginable: More than 1,500 aliens with ICE detainers released from the Orange County Jail in 2019, many re-offended
According to data recently released from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, in the two years since the implementation of California’s State Bill 54 (SB54), the sheriff’s department has rearrested more …