ERO Baltimore arrests previously removed Salvadoran gang member in Maryland

ABERDEEN, Md. — Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 28-year-old Salvadoran gang member who was previously removed from the United States. Officers from ERO Baltimore and the Aberdeen Police Department arrested Kevin Mauricio Guzman-Martinez, a member of the notorious MS-13 street gang, Sept. 26 in Aberdeen, Maryland.

“Not only did Kevin Mauricio Guzman-Martinez unlawfully re-enter the United States after having been previously removed from the country, but he is also a member of a notorious transnational criminal organization and represents a threat to the members of our Maryland communities,” said ERO Baltimore acting Field Office Director Nikita Baker. “We consider the safety of our Maryland residents our top priority.

U.S. Border Patrol arrested Guzman April 21, 2015, after he unlawfully entered the United States near Hidalgo, Texas. USBP served Guzman with an expedited removal order.

ERO removed Guzman from the United States to El Salvador April 28, 2015.

Guzman unlawfully re-entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location and without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.

The Harford County, Maryland, Sheriff’s Office arrested Guzman July 11, 2023, and charged him for the offense of driving vehicle on highway with suspended registration.

The District Court for Harford County convicted Guzman Oct. 23, 2023, of driving vehicle on highway with suspended registration and charged him a fine.

ERO Baltimore arrested Guzman Sept. 26, 2024, with the assistance of Aberdeen Police in Aberdeen, Maryland, and served him a notice of intent/decision to reinstate a prior removal order. Guzman 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. EOIR is a separate entity from DHS and ICE. 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, Enforcement and Removal Operations 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.

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