ERO Baltimore arrests previously removed Honduran noncitizen convicted of sex crime against Maryland minor

GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 36-year-old Honduran noncitizen convicted of sex crimes against a Maryland minor. Officers from ERO Baltimore arrested Henry Danilo Hernandez-Lazo Sept. 5 in Glen Burnie.

“ERO Baltimore is focused on prioritizing public safety by apprehending and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our Maryland communities,” said ERO Executive Associate Director Daniel Bible. “During this fiscal year, ERO Baltimore has arrested a record number of noncitizen sex offenders. While we are pleased to have removed these egregious offenders from our neighborhoods, we count it a greater victory in knowing that the victims no longer need fear their predators.”

U.S. Border Patrol apprehended Hernandez Nov. 8, 2011, after he unlawfully entered the United States the near Sarita, Texas. Border Patrol officials served Hernandez a notice and order of expedited removal.

ERO Houston removed Hernandez from the United States to Honduras Dec. 5, 2011.

Hernandez unlawfully reentered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department arrested Hernandez Sept. 13, 2023, and charged him with a sex offense in the fourth degree.

The Circuit Court for Annapolis in Annapolis convicted Hernandez Oct. 6, 2023, for a sex offense in the fourth degree and sentenced him to probation before judgment.

Officers with ERO Baltimore arrested Hernandez Sept. 5 in Glen Burnie. He remains in ERO custody.

ERO conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case, determining if a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.

Members of the public can report crimes or suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the ICE online tip form.

As one of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s three operational directorates, ERO is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.

Learn more about ERO Baltimore’s mission to increase public safety in our Maryland communities on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @EROBaltimore.