ICE Dallas removes fugitive wanted in his home country for human trafficking

DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Ionel Cirpaci, a 61-year-old Romanian national wanted in his home country for human trafficking Jan. 30, via a commercial flight.

Cirpaci was released to the custody of Romanian officials without incident.

An immigration judge in Sterling, Va., ordered Cirpaci’s final removal from the U.S. on June 7, 2024.

Aliens 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 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 (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.

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