News Releases and Statements

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Venezuelan national wanted in Chile for narcotics and weapons trafficking Jan. 26. Officers arrested Carlos Daniel Teran-Aguilar, an 18-year-old citizen of Venezuela and Tren de Aragua member, during routine daily operations in Austin. He remains in ICE custody.

ICE has removed a transnational gang member or criminal alien from the Houston area who illegally entered the United States at least six times, for the third time in 10 days.

ICE removed Pedro Bailon, a 36-year-old citizen of Mexico and convicted felon charged with second-degree murder, to his home country Feb. 12.

ICE arrested Rogelio Venegas Martinez, 40, a citizen of Mexico on Feb. 17 in Vista, California, on charges related to driving under the influence.

The charges are the result of a multijurisdictional investigation that began in the aftermath of four murders, and a series of attempted murders and shootings that took place in Lynn, Massachusetts in 2023, allegedly committed by the Trinitarios criminal enterprise.

ICE arrested a Jamaican fugitive wanted in his home country for shooting with intent and removed Leroy Neville White, 30, from the United States to Jamaica Jan. 30 and turned him over to Jamaican authorities.

ICE, with assistance from the SAFE Task Force, removed William Alexander Diaz Reyes, a 32-year-old foreign fugitive, from the United States Feb. 14.

ICE Denver officers arrested Ender Jose Roa Contreras, 29, a suspected TdA member and illegal alien who was found in possession of a firearm, Feb. 19. ICE is committed to removing public safety threats from our communities.

ICE and the USMS arrested Luis Naula-Candelario, a criminal alien from Ecuador who is wanted in his home country for murder, in Pickerington, Ohio, Feb. 12.

ICE assisted by the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, apprehended three illegally present aliens during a routine enforcement operation in Arlington, Feb. 11.

ICE arrested Noel Chinchilla-Avilez, a citizen of Honduras with a final order of removal, in York, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14. Chinchilla-Avilez has been charged with statutory rape and receiving stolen property in the United States.

ICE Boston apprehended an illegally present, 27-year-old Guatemalan national convicted in Massachusetts of three counts of assault and battery on a family member, intimidation, and violation of the Abuse Prevention Act. Officers with ICE Boston arrested Wilber Chinic-Villagran, Jan. 26, in Framingham, Massachusetts.

ICE Philadelphia removed Jonathan Stanley Garcia Vasquez, a citizen of El Salvador with a final order of removal, to El Salvador, Feb. 14. Garcia is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador for aggravated homicide and terrorist organization.

ICE Austin along with law enforcement partners arrested a suspected TdA gang member for being in the country illegally. He is a prior felon who was convicted and sentenced for firearms smuggling. He is now facing removal from the U.S.

ICE conducted daily routine immigration enforcement operations with our law enforcement partners, including FBI, the DEA, the ATF, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Marshals Service, across the nation between Feb. 7 and Feb. 13 in San Diego, Seattle, Baltimore and several other cities across the nation.

ICE’s HSI Houston arrested Daniel Alejandro Tristan-Guerra, a 28-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, in Hallettsville and he was taken to the Victoria County Jail for processing.

ICE, as part of a joint federal law enforcement effort, arrested three illegal aliens who have or continue to pose a threat to public safety.

ICE removed Humberto Romero Avila, a 45-year-old Paisas gang member and foreign fugitive, to Mexico Feb. 13. Romero has illegally entered the U.S. 10 times and is wanted in Mexico for allegedly murdering Geovany Uriel Prado Morales, a 22-year-old Mexican national, Dec. 2, 2007, in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.

ICE arrested Ciro Teodoro-Rivera, a criminal alien from Mexico with a conviction for sexual imposition and aggravated assault, in Cincinnati Feb. 10.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Freddy Mogollan, 41, a citizen of Mexico and convicted sex offender, Feb. 11 in San Diego.

Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office arrested Uqbasilassie Kiflemariam, 40, a citizen of Eritrea and convicted sex offender.

ICE arrested an illegally present Peruvian alien wanted overseas for the rape of a minor in in Guttenberg, New Jersey, Feb. 11. The name of the alien is being withheld due to privacy issues involved with the case.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Guatemalan national charged with three counts of forcible rape of a child and three counts of aggravated rape of a child when officers arrested Jose Fernando-Perez, 49, in Framingham, Massachusetts, Feb. 2.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegal Mexican national wanted for homicide in Mexico when ICE, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Michell Armando Santander-Ortega, 30, Feb. 8.

ICE arrested Jose Marin-Lozano, 47, a citizen of El Salvador wanted in his home country for a variety of charges to include homicide, Feb. 11 in Seattle.