News Releases and Statements

Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they will be processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.

ERO Washington, D.C. apprehended a Salvadoran national convicted of sexual battery against a Virginia woman. Deportation officers from ERO Washington, D.C.’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Joe Alfredo Maldonado near his residence in Manassas, Virginia, May 14.

ICE ERO officers in Newark apprehended 38 unlawfully present noncitizens who have criminal convictions and/or pending criminal charges during a local operation April 15 to April 26.

ICE remains committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments. Comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay.

ICE continues to modernize the immigration system as resources allow to realize cost efficiencies across its operations.

Marcio Francisco Martinez-Ventura, 29, departed from Las Vegas, Nevada, and arrived at La Mesa International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

ERO New York City arrested an unlawfully present citizen and national of El Salvador May 17 who was convicted by Suffolk County Court for the crime of rape in the second degree: person 18 years old or more has intercourse with a person less than 15 years old.

“Israel Gonzalez was convicted of driving under the influence and killing two Connecticut children,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons.

Those included removal flights to Burundi, Central America, Colombia, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Kenya, Mexico and Peru.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to issue a task order with the GEO Group, Inc. for the Adelanto ICE Processing facility in Adelanto, California to extend to September 30, 2024.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Providence field office apprehended Yeury Francisco Rodriguez April 22 in Central Falls.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today updated the online statistics dashboard to include data for first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024, which spans from Oct. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.

ICE continues to modernize the immigration system as resources allow to realize cost efficiencies across the operational landscape.

ICE ERO Houston removed Jose Carlos Ortiz Lucero, a 27-year-old unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitive, from the United States on May 13.

Johan Jose Cardenas Silva is wanted by Peruvian authorities for conspiracy, assault and aggravated theft.

ERO Boston apprehended a Colombian national wanted by authorities in his home country for the crimes of aggravated homicide, aggravated theft and unlawful possession of a weapon.

Fugitive Operations officers from ERO New York City’s Long Island office arrested the 25-year-old Honduran national without incident in Amityville pursuant to a warrant and transferred him to Central Islip for processing.

ERO New York City arrested of an unlawfully present citizen and national of El Salvador May 6 who is wanted by Salvadoran authorities for prosecution of the crime of terrorist organization with aggravating circumstances.

Mario Roberto Palencia-Perez, 24, is a citizen and national of Guatemala who is wanted in Guatemala for assault of government official. Palencia-Perez was removed from Denver to the La Aurora International Airport and turned over to local authorities in Guatemala.

ICE, a component agency of DHS, working in close coordination across the Department including with CBP, continued to facilitate removal flights of single adults, family units, May 6 – May 10.

Ronaldo Marcos Da Silva, a 37-year-old Brazilian national who was wanted by authorities in his home country for unlawfully carrying restricted firearms, was removed to Brazil April 23.

ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present 25-year-old Guatemalan citizen April 19 in Billerica who was convicted locally of two counts of rape of a child and four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child.

Jairo Arnoldo Matamoros Solorzano, 47, is a citizen and national of Costa Rica and is wanted in Costa Rica for rape. Matamoros was removed from Denver to the Juan Santamaria International Airport and was turned over to local authorities in Costa Rica.

ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present Cape Verdean citizen convicted locally of repeated lewd conduct offenses. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the 37-year-old Cape Verde national in Dorchester April 24.

ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present 55-year-old Guatemalan citizen who was convicted locally of first-degree child sexual molestation/sexual assault. Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Providence office apprehended him in Providence April 17.