ICE St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for child rape

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Oscar Alexander Cruz Rodriguez, 29, an illegally present foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for rape of a minor, Feb. 14.

“Criminal foreign fugitives who prey on minors are not welcome in Minnesota,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations St. Paul Field Office Director Peter Berg. “ICE is working closely with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to help apprehend and remove dangerous criminal aliens like Rodriguez from our communities.”

Rodriguez illegally entered the U.S. without inspection on an unknown date, at an unknown location. The ICE Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement taskforce in El Salvador aided in the removal of Rodriguez.

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