News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
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.
MIAMI - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents arrested Tuesday two Cuban nationals on federal criminal charges for their involvement in the April 12 migrant smuggling venture which resulted in the landing of 15 migrants and the grounding of a multi-million dollar yacht on Haulover Beach, Fla.
The criminal complaint charges Janoy Garcia-Prieto, 22, and Renier Perez-Hernandez, 24, both of Miami, with alien smuggling.
A dozen 1,400-year-old skulls smuggled into the United States were returned to Peru after an ICE investigation.
ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton issues statement in response to Washington Post article on agency enforcement efforts.