News Releases and Statements

A Jamaican citizen illegally in the United States was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison Feb. 14 for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Hector Antonio Llontop-Novoa, a former Peruvian police officer wanted in his native country for weapons trafficking, was handed over to authorities in Lima late Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following his capture in Stockton, Calif.

A Salvadoran man, Jose Mauricio Huezo-Ortega, was returned to his native country earlier today by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) to face charges for sexually assaulting five minor children, who were under his care at a children's home he managed.

Andres Sanpedro-Jeronimo, 30, formerly of Magna and Angel Adrian Jauregui-Lopez, 24, formerly of Orem, were removed from the Salt Lake City area to Mexico after completing prison terms at correctional facilities in Utah.

As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 51 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested last week during a four-day operation in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.

Oscar Orlando Amador Centeno, a Honduran national residing in Randallstown, Md. wanted in his native country for homicide with a machete and robbery, was deported earlier today by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Hector Vargas-Valero, a Dominican Republic man wanted in connection with four murders who resided unlawfully in the Inwood section of Manhattan, was deported earlier today and turned over to Dominican Republic authorities by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) efforts led to a record number of aliens being federally prosecuted in south Texas in fiscal year 2012, which ended Sept. 30. More than 2,400 criminal aliens were convicted for illegally re-entering the United States after a previous deportation.

A Lithuanian national, who was convicted of second-degree murder for his role in the 2005 beating death of University of Illinois at Chicago student Tombol Malik, was deported Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Saul Camargo-Avendano, a 41-year-old Mexican national sought by authorities in Baja California for his alleged role in the 2011 slaying of an Ensenada councilman,was removed Wednesday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers.

As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 39 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested during a two-day operation in Lexington.

As part of ICE's ongoing efforts to focus agency resources on the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 97 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and other immigration violators were arrested during a four-day operation in West Michigan.

Jorge Gonzalez-Acosta, a man from Mexico with a U.S. manslaughter conviction who is also wanted in his home country for homicide, was deported and turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Wednesday by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

ICE continues to make progress with regard to other categories prioritized for removal.

Orlando Escobar-Leon, a Guatemalan national with dual citizenship in Mexico, was removed from the United States Wednesday by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO). Escobar-Leon was a leader in a multinational alien smuggling network that was responsible for smuggling East African and Bangladeshi nationals from Colombia...

David Guzman-Urias aka El Directo, an El Salvadoran national wanted for aggravated homicide in his home country, was removed from the United States Tuesday and turned over to El Salvadoran law enforcement officials by officers from ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, officers of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore arrested 34 convicted criminal aliens during a two-day enforcement operation on the Maryland Eastern Shore.

Nine criminal aliens, two fugitives and six repeat immigration violators were arrested during a three-day operation in southeast Alabama that concluded Sunday, conducted by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

As part of U.S. ICE's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 90 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested last week during Operation Bear III throughout central and south Texas.

As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 18 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested this week during a five day operation in Missouri.

A Korean national residing in the Los Angeles area, who was wanted in his native country for large-scale financial fraud, was turned over to South Korean law enforcement representatives at the airport in Seoul Thursday by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

As part of ICE's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 31 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested during a two-day operation in the greater Chicago area.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 37 foreign nationals with prior convictions for sex offenses during a three-day operation targeting criminal alien sex offenders in the Los Angeles area.

As part of ICE's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 17 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested during a three-day operation in the Madison area.

Diego Quintanilla, a Salvadoran gang member who escaped from prison in his native country while serving a life sentence for murder, was handed over to authorities in El Salvador Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).