ERO Philadelphia removes Colombian national wanted for homicide

PHILADELPHIA — Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Marvin Andres Echeverri Ciro, a citizen of Colombia with a final order of removal, to Colombia on Sept. 16. Echeverri is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Colombia for homicide.

“Removing criminal noncitizens such as Marvin Andres Echeverri Ciro protects the American public and sends a message that the U.S. is no safe haven for criminals,” said ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Cammilla Wamsley. “Echeverri’s case is a testament to the power of the detainer process and its critical role in national security.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection lawfully admitted Echeverri to the United States at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Feb. 14, 2020. However, he violated the terms of his lawful admission.

On Feb. 15, 2020, Colombian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Echeverri for homicide.

The Brick Township Police Department in Brick, New Jersey, arrested Echeverri for terroristic threats on May 6, 2024. ERO Newark encountered him the next day at the Ocean County Jail in Toms River, New Jersey, and lodged an immigration detainer against him.

On June 27, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office in Toms River, New Jersey, arrested Echeverri for contempt to violate a domestic violence restraining order.

The Municipal Court of Brick Township in New Jersey convicted Echeverri of terrorist threats and sentenced him to time served on Aug. 9. On the same date, ERO Newark arrested him at the Ocean County Jail and served him with a notice to appear charging removability under the Immigration and Nationality Act. He was then transferred to the Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for removal proceedings. He was subsequently transferred to ERO Philadelphia at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 12.

On Aug. 21, a Department of Justice immigration judge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, ordered Echeverri removed from the United States to Colombia.

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.