ERO San Francisco removes wanted fugitive to Mexico

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations San Francisco removed a Mexican national wanted in his home country for assault and maltreatment.

Jose Ramirez, 31, was removed to Mexico July 9 and turned over to proper authorities to face related charges.

“This individual is accused of serious crimes in his home country and will now face justice for his actions,” said ERO San Francisco Field Office Director Moises Becerra. “His removal should send a clear message that the United States is not a safe harbor for foreign fugitives and once apprehended, you will be returned and held accountable.”

Ramirez entered the United States June 25, 2001, and was admitted by the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in El Paso, Texas, as a nonimmigrant. On April 16, 2013, an immigration judge revoked Ramirez’s legal permanent resident status in the United States and ordered him removed following his Jan. 25, 2013, conviction for aggravated felony. Ramirez was removed to Mexico on the same day.

On an unknown date and at an unknown place, Ramirez reentered the United States without inspection, admission or parole by an immigration officer. Between July 2016 and January 2017, ERO San Francisco encountered Ramirez at various county jails in California. ERO arrested him Feb. 27, 2017, charging him again as an alien previously ordered removed, and reentered without inspection or parole by an immigration official.

On March 6, 2017, ERO San Francisco transferred Ramirez to the U.S. Marshals Service pending illegal reentry charges.

On June 5, 2018, ERO San Francisco encountered and arrested Ramirez upon his release from Federal Correctional Institution Dublin. ERO San Francisco removed him to Mexico June 12, 2018.

On an unknown date and at an unknown place, Ramirez reentered the United States again without inspection, admission or parole by an immigration officer.

On May 30, 2024, ERO San Francisco arrested Ramirez after he was released from Monterrey County Jail after serving a sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was then removed to Mexico July 9.

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.

In addition to its core interior enforcement mission, ERO also supports broader DHS efforts to manage irregular migration at the Southwest Border. During the last two years, ERO has provided logistical support for DHS enterprise operations at the border and has assumed critical duties related to increased irregular migration, including case processing and case management for recent border crossers, domestic ground transportation and repatriation flights.

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