ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Mar. 27, 2015
ICE removes Brazilian wanted for attempted murder
March 25, 2015 – ICE removes Brazilian wanted for attempted murder
A 27-year-old Brazilian man, who fled to the United States to avoid being prosecuted for attempted murder, was removed March 24 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story
March 25, 2015 – SEVP releases 2015 international student data, launches interactive mapping tool
"SEVIS by the Numbers," a quarterly report on international students studying in the United States, was released Wednesday by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). Full Story
March 25, 2015 – ICE deports Canadian man wanted for raping disabled child 4 decades ago
A Canadian man accused in his native country of raping a disabled girl four decades ago was turned over to Canadian authorities in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 24 culminating a nearly two-year legal effort by ICE to gain his deportation. Full Story
March 20, 2015 – ICE, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 2,425 pounds of cocaine, arrest 3
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) partners, seized 2,425 pounds of cocaine and arrested 3 individuals for drug trafficking following an at-sea interdiction March 18 south of the island of Vieques. The cocaine has an estimated street value of $30 million. Full Story
March 26, 2015 – Multi-million dollar rewards offered for information leading to capture of 2 Russian cybercrime fugitives
The U.S. Department of State's Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) Rewards Program is offering multi-million dollar rewards for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of two alleged Russian cyber criminals identified during a far-reaching federal investigation into a worldwide online marketplace for stolen personal and financial information. Full Story
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