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September 20, 2023San Francisco, CA, United StatesEnforcement and Removal

ERO San Francisco removes foreign fugitive to Mexico

Villegas was removed from Bakersfield via ground transportation to the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Upon arrival at the port of entry, he was turned over to the proper authorities.

SAN FRANCISCO — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Francisco, removed Jose Guadalupe Villegas Fuerte, a 35-year-old foreign fugitive with citizenship in Mexico, from the U.S. on Sept 11.

Villegas was removed from Bakersfield via ground transportation to the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Upon arrival at the port of entry, he was turned over to the proper authorities.

Villegas entered the United States on an unknown date and at an unknown location without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by an immigration official.

He’s been arrested and convicted for driving under the influence, false imprisonment with violence and inflicting injury on a spouse.

ERO arrested Villegas on Aug. 24 following his release from the California Department of Corrections.

“ERO officers are committed to enforcing our nation’s immigration laws against violent criminals, and other noncitizens who pose a threat to public safety,” said ERO Field Office Director Moises Becerra.

If you have information about foreign fugitives contact ICE by calling the ICE Tip Line at (866) 347-2423 or 001-1802-872-6199. You can also file a tip online by completing ICE’s online tip form.

For more news and information on how the ERO San Francisco field office carries out its immigration enforcement mission in Northern California follow us on X formerly known as Twitter @EROSanFrancsico.

As one of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 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.

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