News Releases and Statements

Jose Gutierrez-Valenzuela was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for illegally reentering the country following deportation. Gutierrez-Valenzuela was deported from the United States in 1995. He had a 24-year criminal record in California that included convictions for firearm charges, drug possession and drug trafficking.

Day in and day out, tireless ERO agents escort criminal aliens as they are deported to their country of origin or moved domestically. The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, which is the research group for the Federal Aviation Administration located in Oklahoma City, readies these agents to handle unforeseen circumstances during those flights.

Gurbax Singh, an Indian national wanted on attempted murder and terrorism related criminal charges in India, was deported and turned over to Indian law enforcement authorities June 7. He was escorted by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO). Singh was deported based on his 2009 conviction for providing support to designated terrorist groups.

As part of ICE's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 44 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested during a five-day operation in the greater Chicago area.

Carlington David Richards, a 34-year-old Jamaican national and former police officer wanted in his native country for murder, was removed Thursday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers and turned over to authorities in that nation's capital.

A native of El Salvador, residing in Columbia, Md., was sentenced May 30 for illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously deported as the result of a felony conviction, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Francisco Piche-Aguilar, an El Salvadoran national wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide in connection with the stabbing death of a 37-year-old victim in February 2010, was deported and turned over to El Salvadoran law enforcement officials Wednesday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Melvin Eraldo Ramirez was sentenced Friday to 84 months in prison for illegally reentering the United States, following an investigation by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO). Ramirez has a lengthy and violent criminal history in the United States, including convictions for theft, abduction, malicious wounding, and assault and battery.

Authorities allege Quintero and two others fired nine shots at the victim, Oscar Oswaldo Reyes Alvarado, resulting in his death. The motive for the shooting is unknown.

Jorge Arturo Maltos-Chavez, a man from Mexico who is wanted for murder in his home country, was deported and turned over to Mexican officials May 24 by officers with 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, officers from ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 30 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators during a four-day operation in Kentucky.

Simon Casares-Rodriguez, a previously deported Mexico national, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for re-entering the United States after being deported. The sentence resulted from an investigation by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Abraham Moreno-Gutierrez, a Mexican national who is wanted for homicide in his home country, was deported and turned over to Mexican law enforcement officials Thursday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Following a two-day jury trial, Nicasio Roman, a Mexican national with a prior conviction for a child sex offense, has been found guilty on felony charges of re-entering the United States following deportation.

Sergio Arturo Moreno-Perez, a Mexican national wanted for fleeing a homicide charge in his native country, was deported Tuesday by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

A Cuban national, wanted on drug trafficking charges in Spain, was deported and turned over to Spanish officials May 12. He was escorted to Madrid Airport by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), and turned over to Spanish law enforcement authorities upon arrival.

During Operation Cross Check, a three-day targeted enforcement operation in Georgia and the Carolinas, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 80 convicted criminal aliens.

ICE's partnerships with local law enforcement agencies in northern San Diego Country have resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 criminal aliens and immigration violators over the last two years. The majority of these arrests occurred in Escondido, Ca...

During a two-day targeted enforcement operation in the Boston area, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 13 convicted criminal aliens.

Jose Mario Islas-Andrade, a Mexican national wanted in his native country for allegedly kidnapping a Mexican citizen and attempting to murder a Mexican police officer, was turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities late Thursday afternoon by special agents from ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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).

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).

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.

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).

Providing quality health care to detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) custody is an important and challenging task - one that Assistant Director for ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) Dr. Jon Krohmer takes very seriously.