ERO New York City arrests Jamaican citizen, aggravated felon with extensive criminal history
NEW YORK — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested a 45-year-old citizen of Jamaica with an extensive criminal history spanning over 20 years. His numerous aggravated felonies include attempted murder, robbery, weapons violation during a crime of violence and criminal sale of a controlled substance.
ERO New York City’s Long Island Fugitive Operations and New York City Special Response Team arrested the noncitizen outside of his residence in Queens without incident. He will remain in custody pending removal proceedings.
“Rather than take advantage of the opportunity afforded him to live in United States and pursue everything this country has to offer, this individual chose to embrace a life of crime,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo. “His repeated felonies prove that he is a threat to the community, so leaving him on the streets would compromise the safety of all New Yorkers. Our officers should be commended for their continued dedication to removing dangerous criminals from our neighborhoods.”
The noncitizen entered the United States in New York as a lawful permanent resident on April 6, 1993.
On Nov. 19, 1998, the Queens County Supreme Court convicted the noncitizen for the criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment.
On March 12, 1999, the Queens County Supreme Court convicted him of attempted murder and robbery in the first degree and sentenced him to 12 years and six years of imprisonment, respectively.
On Sept. 20, 1999, the Nassau County Court convicted the noncitizen for the offense of robbery in the second degree and sentenced him to 15 years of imprisonment.
On Nov. 10, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York convicted him of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and sentenced him to time served.
The noncitizen also has convictions in Pennsylvania for retail theft in 1997 and providing false identification to law enforcement drug possession in 2012.
Noncitizens placed into removal proceedings receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). EOIR is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice and is separate from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE). Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case. ERO officers carry out the removal decisions made by the federal immigration judges.
As one of ICE’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.
Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-347-2423 or completing ICE’s online tip form.
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