News Releases and Statements

As part of ICE's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, the agency announced today the results of a six-day national 'Cross Check' enforcement operation, which led to the arrest of more than 3,100 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators.

Wendell Campbell, a citizen and national of Jamaica wanted in his home country on criminal homicide charges, was removed from the United States Thursday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) and turned over to the country's law enforcement authorities.

Jorge Roberto Rodriguez Lopez, a Guatemalan national who last resided in Stamford, Conn., was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation. This investigation was conducted by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

A Mexican national was sentenced Monday to 42 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release, stemming from a previous federal conviction in 2006 for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Isaias Goncalves Dos Santos, a Brazilian national residing in Bridgeport, CT who was wanted in his home country for his involvement in a double homicide including a mayor of a Brazilian city, was turned over to Brazilian law enforcement authorities this morning in Rio De Janeiro.

William John Krygsman, a Canadian national who was wanted on sexual assault and child pornography charges in his home country, was deported and turned over to Canadian law enforcement officials March 20 by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Alfredo Carrillo, a Guatemalan national residing in Providence, R.I., who was wanted in his home country for numerous criminal charges including homicide, kidnapping and escaping from prison, was turned over to Guatemalan law enforcement authorities today by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Alejo Arellano-Flores, a Mexican national residing in Silver Spring, Md. wanted in his native country for homicide, was turned over to Mexican law enforcement representatives Monday evening by officers from ICE's ERO.

The Karnes County Civil Detention Center is a 608-bed civil immigration detention facility, designed to house adult male, low-risk, minimum security detainees.

Bernardo Israel Enciso-Mejia, a native and citizen of Mexico living in Buena Vista, Va. who had illegally reentered the United States on multiple prior occasions, was sentenced Friday in federal court in Lynchburg on charges related to another illegal reentry in a case investigated by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty Tuesday to unauthorized re-entry of a previously deported aggravated felon, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Warren County Sheriff's Department.

Officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) arrested Cuban national Edilberto Verane last Thursday at a gas station on Kercheval Street on the city's east side. The man is an aggravated felon having been convicted of murder in the second degree, manslaughter and various other crimes in Arkansas, Michigan and California.

Servando Calvillo-Armenta, a Mexican national wanted in his native country for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, was turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Tuesday at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Doo Young Choi, a Korean national wanted in his native country for allegedly embezzling real estate investors out of millions of dollars, was turned over to South Korean law enforcement representatives Thursday at Seoul Incheon International Airport by officers from ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

During a four-day targeted enforcement operation in Connecticut and Massachusetts that ended Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested 44 convicted criminal aliens.

Jose Francisco Paula-Rivera, a citizen and national of the Dominican Republic wanted by the Dominican National Police for raping a minor child, was removed Tuesday from the United States by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers and turned over to the country's law enforcement authorities.

A citizen of Honduras, German Alfredo Peralta-Rivera, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegal re-entry, following an investigation by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

An immigrant from Ghana residing in Alexandria was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully procuring U.S. citizenship under a false identity.

A 25-year-old Mexican national linked to the killing of a Texas teen five years ago is facing deportation following his arrest Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) administratively arrested 20 aliens convicted of sexual offenses in the Carolinas and Georgia Monday through Wednesday as part of Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Alien Removal), which targets criminal aliens who are removable due to convictions for sexual offenses.

A Mexican citizen, Roberto Guevara-Palomeque, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to four months imprisonment for making a false claim to U.S. citizenship following an investigation by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Santos Elenilson Gonzalez-Rivas, 24, a citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 24 months imprisonment, following an investigation by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

A man from El Salvador, who was wanted for murder in his home country, was deported and turned over to El Salvador officials on Jan. 6 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers.

A Mexican national involved in the shooting death of a 2-year-old relative was arrested and charged on a federal criminal complaint Friday with possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.