News Releases and Statements

On March 18, ERO New York City arrested an unlawfully present citizen of Colombia convicted of conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram and more of heroin.

ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present Brazilian national wanted in his home country for failing to complete a 19-year prison sentence for an armed robbery conviction.

County executives and ERO Baltimore leadership agreed on Feb. 27 to cooperate on apprehending and removing violent noncitizen offenders from Montgomery County communities.

The 30-year-old unlawfully present Honduran citizen is wanted by authorities in Honduras for the crime of homicide using a firearm.

On March 15, ERO New York City arrested Maria Oliva Guaman, an unlawfully present citizen of Ecuador convicted by the New York Supreme Court of felony manslaughter.

Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, 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.

On March 12, ERO New York City arrested an unlawfully present Salvadoran citizen with convictions in New York for the crimes of murder in aid of racketeering, assault and driving while intoxicated.

ERO Baltimore apprehended a Salvadoran noncitizen and documented member of the notorious MS-13 criminal enterprise who has been convicted of multiple crimes in Maryland. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 36-year-old gang member March 5 at his residence in Hyattsville.

ERO Boston arrested a 51-year-old unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for the rape of a vulnerable person.

ERO Chicago arrested a 44-year-old unlawfully present fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for aggravated homicide.

Brazilian authorities have sought custody of the Brazilian national since June 2022 for the offense of statutory rape, which is defined under Brazilian law as consensual sexual contact with a person under age 14. He is wanted by a criminal court in the province of Parana, Brazil.

The Nigerian citizen entered the United States in New York, New York, under the conditions of a nonimmigrant tourist visa in May 2017. He violated the terms of his visa by remaining in the United States beyond the time authorized.

ERO Boston apprehended a 44-year-old Colombian national and convicted sex offender Feb. 14 in East Boston.

ERO arrested Syed Mohamed Tousif Mohiuddin, a 39-year-old citizen of India unlawfully present at-large noncitizen March 5.

The new building will replace four dormitories that were built when the ICE-owned facility was established in 1966. It will hold 216 people; the El Paso Processing Center has the capacity to hold 840 detainees.

Those included removal flights to Albania, Georgia, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Romania and Uzbekistan.

ERO Baltimore arrested an unlawfully present Guatemalan national convicted of a 2021 assault on a Maryland resident. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Criminal Apprehension Program apprehended the 37-year-old noncitizen March 4 outside of his residence in Lanham.

ICE ERO Houston, with assistance from ERO Honduras and SAFE in Honduras, removed Jorge Munoz Pineda, a 32-year-old unlawfully present Honduran national, from the United States on March 8. Munoz is wanted in Honduras for homicide.

ICE ERO Chicago arrested 28 noncitizens with sex offense convictions during a nationwide law enforcement effort that netted 275 noncitizen sex offenders. The operation ran from Feb. 5 to Feb. 16.

During this operation, ERO St. Paul used an intelligence-driven enforcement model to target noncitizens who have committed egregious sex crimes while in violation our nation’s immigration laws.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the 23-year-old Honduran national Feb. 27 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Joaquin Villalobos Navarro, 54, was turned over to Mexican authorities at the border in Brownsville, Texas, Feb. 28.

An immigration detainer is a request from ICE to state or local law enforcement agencies to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released, allowing ERO to assume custody for possible removal to the subject’s home country in accordance with federal law.

Leonard Mnela, a citizen of Albania with a final order of removal, is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Italy for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, attempted extortion, firearms violation, drug trafficking, drug importing and drug selling.

ICE ERO Baltimore arrested eight noncitizens with sex offense convictions during a nationwide law enforcement effort that netted 275 noncitizen sex offenders. The nationwide operation ran from Feb. 5 to Feb. 16.