News Releases and Statements

Linden Heights Animal Hospital in Winchester, Va., has become the latest Washington-area employer to join a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program designed to strengthen hiring practices and combat the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.

A Queens aerospace company has partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or 'ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers.'

A man from Mexico, who is wanted for homicide and aggravated assault in his home country, was deported and turned over to Mexican law enforcement officials Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

A 46-year-old man from Gabon, who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed away Thursday morning at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., after complaining of chest pains.

Eric Joseph Alexander, 35, of Lafayette was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rebecca F. Doherty as a result of Alexander's guilty plea in December 2008 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and, conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Federal and local investigators took one suspect into custody and seized more than 160 pounds of methamphetamine late Wednesday night following the discovery of two large-scale drug labs in separate residences in Van Nuys and Pomona.

A Lakewood man arrested during a three-month federal crackdown on illegal firearms and violent repeat offenders in King County was found guilty Thursday by a federal jury.

Amado Cabrera Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison following a probe by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he attempted to smuggle almost nine kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States and distribute it.

Edgar Campos-Barraza, a man from Mexico who was wanted for kidnapping and other charges in his home country, was deported and turned over to Mexican law enforcement officials Thursday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Two illegal aliens, Denis Sosa and Luis Enrique Solorio, were sentenced to federal prison Thursday for conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens after an investigation conducted by the Houston Police Department (HPD) and ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

A Pennsylvania man was charged Thursday for smuggling counterfeit Viagra and Cialis pills into the United States. This case is being investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

A Texas Mexican Mafia member was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences in federal prison plus 10 years for federal racketeering offenses and a murder in south Texas. This sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman, Western District of Texas.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) officers, seized 146 kilograms of cocaine and eight kilograms of heroin Friday with an approximate street value of $4 million.

Angel Luis Rivera, 41, pleaded guilty after evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing showed that on a number of occasions between 2009 and 2010 he sexually molested three children under the age of 14 in order to create pictures and videos of that conduct.

A Miami businessman pleaded guilty Wednesday in connection with the illegal receipt, purchase and sale of ozone-depleting refrigerant gas that had been smuggled into the US, following an investigation by ICE's HSI, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Criminal Investigation Division and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Jose Rogerio Ferreira de Souza, a Brazilian national illegally residing in Massachusetts who was wanted in his home country for his involvement in an 'armed robbery resulting in death,' was turned over to Brazilian law enforcement authorities this morning.

Two men were arrested last week on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 29 kilograms (64 pounds) of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas.

Since 2007, ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have repatriated more than 2,500 objects to more than 23 countries.

Six members of the Escobedo Drug Trafficking Organization were sentenced Wednesday for their respective roles in distributing tons of marijuana after an investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

A Honduran national residing in Randallstown, Md., wanted in his native country for homicide and robbery was arrested Monday by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS).

The U.S. ICE-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and the Department of Justice seized more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel as the result of an investigation into the sale of counterfeit goods on commercial websites.

Jose Hernandez-Santana, who was at-large since April 5, made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday morning following his arrest by ICE's HSI special agents for the illegal possession of firearms.

The complaint alleges that between May 1, 2011 and April 1, Robert McChester Jr., 25, began communicating with a girl he knew to be 15 years old. Shortly thereafter, the victim allegedly made an outcry to medical professionals regarding the inappropriate relationship she had been engaged in with a Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) officer.

Two brothers were arrested Tuesday for allegedly smuggling more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition and hundreds of firearm magazines into Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman, Western District of Texas.

Michael Scott Norris, a former Oregon youth pastor, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for production of child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).