ICE Denver and US Marshals arrest illegal Mexican alien wanted in Mexico for homicide

DENVER — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Luis Fernando Melendez-Rivera, 27, an illegally present Mexican national wanted for aggravated homicide in Mexico, in Denver, Colorado, January 31.

“The message is clear, you can’t commit heinous crimes in your country and hide-out in ours,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Denver Field Office Director Robert Guadian. “ICE agents and our partners in the U.S. Marshals Service performed exemplarily by removing this significant threat from our streets.”

Melendez lawfully entered the United States Sept. 10, 2022, through Denver International Airport. He remains in ICE custody pending removal.

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