ERO Salt Lake City removes man wanted for murder in Mexico
SALT LAKE CITY — Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive Dec. 6 who was wanted for aggravated homicide by law enforcement authorities in his home country of Mexico.
Daniel Luis Ibarra-Lopez, 25, was transported from Las Vegas, Nevada, to the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California, via ground transportation. Upon arrival, he was turned over to the proper authorities in Mexico.
“Our collaboration with other federal and international partners, along with creative use of our legal authority, is significant and has resulted in the deportation of an international fugitive where he can face justice,” said ERO Salt Lake City Field Office Director Michael Bernacke.
Ibarra entered the United States on an unknown date at an unknown location without inspection by U.S. immigration officers. On Feb. 17, officials discovered he was wanted in Mexico for homicide. ERO Salt Lake City officers arrested Ibarra March 28 and he was given a final order of removal by an immigration judge in Las Vegas Oct. 11.
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 ICE. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case. ICE 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 the online tip form. Learn more about ICE’s mission to increase public safety in your community on X, formerly known as Twitter, @EROSaltLakeCity covering Utah, Nevada, Montana and Idaho.
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