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5 indicted for illegal re-entry after deportation following identification through Operation Cross Check
September 16, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
A federal grand jury on Thursday returned separate indictments against five men for allegedly re-entering the United States after having been previously deported.
ICE arrests 19 in New Mexico, including 7 criminal aliens
September 7, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents and other law enforcement partners arrested 19 people, including seven with criminal records, as part of a four-day enforcement surge.
ICE agents arrest 28 in New Mexico, including child predator
August 30, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
Twenty-eight people, who have either criminal records or an order to depart the country, were arrested during a four-day enforcement surge by agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and other law enforcement partners.
ICE arrests 370 convicted criminal aliens, fugitives in enforcement surge throughout 10 Midwestern states
August 27, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
This Midwest operation is part of a series of similar Cross Check operations around the country. In total, ICE has arrested 2,064 convicted criminals, fugitives and aliens around the country
ICE deports violent career criminal alien wanted in the Cayman Islands
August 26, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday deported Ricky Marwick Rankin who was wanted on probation violation charges in the Cayman Islands.
Suspect in decade-old kidnapping and murder turned over to Mexican law enforcement
August 24, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
Officers repatriate a Mexican man captured in Los Angeles who is wanted in Mexico for a decade-old kidnapping and murder. Since 2007, ICE has arrested more than 200 foreign criminal fugitives.
ICE deports international fugitive to Brazil
August 13, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday deported Valerio Ronchi, 59, wanted on criminal charges of sex assault of a minor in Brazil, and Joao de Oliveira, 51, wanted for murder in Brazil. Ronchi and de Oliveira, both Brazilian nationals, were turned over to authorities in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
63 convicted criminals and fugitives arrested in Arizona enforcement surge
August 12, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
During an enforcement surge in Ariz., agents arrest a 45-year-old Mexican citizen who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a California telemarketing scheme that netted more than $820,000.
ICE agents arrest 19 criminal aliens and seize police gear, weapons
August 9, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE and DHS law enforcement partners arrest 19 criminal aliens, seize weapons, police gear, fake documents during 4-day surge.
3-time deported Mexican national sentenced to 11 years in prison
August 2, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
A Mexican national who had been deported three times by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), was sentenced on Monday to 11 years in prison. This sentence was announced by Kenneth L. Landgrebe, ICE's field office director in Houston.
87 convicted criminal aliens and fugitives arrested in ICE enforcement surges
July 28, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE makes arrests during 2 operations this summer.
Lewis and Clark and Missoula counties first in Montana to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
July 27, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using a new biometric information sharing capability in Lewis and Clark and Missoula counties that helps federal immigration officials identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law enforcement's custody for a crime...
Illegal alien from Mexico sentenced to 5 years in federal prison following his fifth conviction for unlawfully re-entering the U.S.
July 22, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
After his fifth conviction for the same crime, a Mexican man was sentenced on Thursday to serve five years in federal prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after having been deported following an aggravated felony conviction.
ICE and Oakland County Sheriff's Office announce activation of Secure Communities to prioritize, identify and remove criminal aliens
July 7, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
On July 7, U.S. ICE and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office announced that ICE is using a new biometric information sharing capability in every county municipality to help federal immigration officials identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law enforcement's custody for a crime.
ICE and Florida Department of Law Enforcement announce statewide activation of Secure Communities to prioritize, identify and remove criminal aliens
June 29, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
The new biometric information sharing capability is now in every Florida county, helping federal immigration officials identify and remove convicted criminal aliens.
Knox County first in Tennessee to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
June 17, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
Today, U.S. ICE began using a new biometric information sharing capability in Knox County that helps federal immigration officials identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law enforcement's custody for a crime.
Previously deported Mexican national sentenced to 8 years for re-entering the US
May 20, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
A criminal alien in Houston, who had been previously deported to Mexico in 2008, was sentenced in federal court on Friday to eight years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. ICE.
ICE deports alien gang member wanted for murder in Mexico
May 17, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) late on Friday deported a gang member wanted in Mexico for a 2009 murder and aggravated theft associated with the murder.
137 criminal aliens arrested in Ohio during ICE's Operation Cross Check
May 4, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 137 criminal aliens and fugitives in central and southern Ohio over a four-day period ending late Monday.

The operation targeted foreign-born criminals and fugitives in violation of immigration laws. The arrests were made in the Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati metro areas.

Removing criminal aliens is a top ICE priority," said Rebecca Adducci, field office director for the ICE Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) for Michigan and Ohio.

596 criminal aliens arrested in targeted ICE operation throughout the southeastern US
April 29, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE and its law enforcement partners arrested 596 criminal aliens in the biggest 3-day targeted operation focusing on at-large criminal aliens in the southeastern United States.
ICE statement in response to March 27 Washington Post article
March 26, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal

ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton issues statement in response to Washington Post article on agency enforcement efforts.

37 arrested in San Diego area enforcement surge
March 26, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
Officers escort man arrested during operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives. Most of those arrested had criminal records in addition to being in the country illegally.
Accused murderer of 17-year-old boy deported to Mexico
March 5, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal

DALLAS - A man who was wanted in Mexico for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy in 2005 was deported on Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Juan Jose Lopez-Juarez, 36, a Mexican national, was turned over to Mexican authorities March 4 at the Laredo, Texas, port of entry. The Mexican Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) took custody of Lopez-Juarez, who was wanted for homicide in the State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Twice-deported Mexican national indicted for illegal re-entry
March 1, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A twice-deported criminal alien from Mexico was indicted on Monday in federal court for illegally re-entering the United States. The indictment resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S.

ICE arrests 49 in operation targeting immigration fugitives, criminals
February 26, 2010
|Enforcement and Removal
Of the 49 arrested, 20 were arrested based on their prior criminal histories; some of their convictions and arrests include: carrying a concealed weapon, drug possession cocaine, fourth degree sexual assault, felony fraud, multiple OWIs (Operating while Intoxicated), and possession of methamphetamine. Of the 20 criminal aliens arrested, 18 are illegal aliens and two are U.S. permanent residents (green card holders) whose previous criminal convictions make them eligible for deportation.
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