News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
During each of the past two weeks, we have conducted over thirty repatriation flights transporting thousands of individuals back to their country of origin and have repatriated over five thousand individuals directly to Mexico.
Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Foreign Fugitive Apprehension Unit apprehended the 62-year-old citizen of Brazil who has been sought by Brazilian law enforcement authorities since his conviction for rape of a vulnerable child earlier this year.
The ICE Portal incorporates previous online capabilities like ICE’s Appointment Scheduler and change of address tool.
Sinisa Djurdjic, 50, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was found guilty by a jury on May 19 after a nine-day trial.
James Bond, of Scottsdale, is a former MMA fighter known as “Underdog” who changed his name from Jaymes Christopher Schulte.
Jose Gonzalez-Flores, 33, an undocumented noncitizen from Guatemala, received the prison sentence at the U.S. District Court in Richmond Nov. 20.
ERO New York City arrests previously deported Mexican citizen convicted of sexual assault of a child
On Nov. 22, ERO New York City arrested an unlawfully present Mexican citizen convicted by the Monmouth County Superior Court of New Jersey for the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a victim less than 13 years old.
An HSI Norfolk investigation revealed that the Virginia-based tactical equipment company London Bridge Trading Company sold foreign-made goods marked as “Made in the USA.” Its customers included the U.S. government, which purchased the equipment for uniformed service members through the DLA.
Manuel Ignacio Ley Villa, 53, was convicted Nov. 28. According to court documents, on April 30, Villa approached the Hidalgo Port of Entry driving a maroon Chrysler Pacifica.
Officers with ICE's ERO Seattle field office removed Pedro Jose Torres-Moran, 44, a citizen of Nicaragua who is wanted by authorities in his home country on charges related to murder, Nov. 16.
Jesus Moises Ruiz Jr., 34, of Rio Rico, pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to one count of transportation of illegal aliens for profit.
Jonathan Travis Flora, 35, appeared before a federal judge on Nov. 28 and was sentenced to 168 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for the receipt of child pornography.
Local authorities recently arrested and charged the Brazilian national with strangulation and assault and battery in Brockton.
Noncitizens who lack a lawful basis to stay in the United States will be removed, consistent with U.S. law.
Richard Nares, 51, of Edinburg, was sentenced by a federal judge Nov. 27 to 60 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.
According to publicly filed court documents, Aaron Leib Kobisher aka El Kobi, 34, of Mexico, is facing charges related to multiple seizures, including a June 2021 interception of approximately 2 kilograms of powdered fentanyl that was linked to him and his drug trafficking organization.
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Guatemalan national in Lynn on Nov. 21. Local authorities had recently charged him with assault and battery and rape.
ERO Philadelphia removed Arif Ugur, a citizen of Turkey with a final order of removal, to Turkey on Nov. 20, 2023.
Franklin Joseph Perkins, a 40-year-old resident of Alvin, was indicted Nov. 15 by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas charging him with the transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography.
The Guatemalan national entered the United States on an unknown date at an unknown location without being admitted, inspected or paroled by an immigration official.
Today, ICE, working in coordination with DHS and CBP facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Venezuela, Central America, Colombia and Ecuador.
HSI Baton Rouge and local law enforcement agencies announced the start of Operation Sleigh Ride, an HSI-led law enforcement operation targeting organized retail crime at major shopping centers in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area Nov. 22.
Last week, DHS, through ICE working in coordination with CBP, facilitated dozens of removal flights, including single adults and family units to Venezuela, Central America, Brazil, Colombia, India, and Peru. During each of the past two weeks, we have conducted over thirty repatriation flights transporting thousands of individuals back to their country of origin and have repatriated over 5,000 individuals directly to Mexico.
ERO Washington, D.C. arrested an undocumented noncitizen who was convicted of crimes against a Virginia minor. Deportation officers from ERO Washington D.C.’s Mobile Criminal Apprehension Team apprehended the 26-year-old Guatemalan national in Falls Church, Virginia, Nov. 6.
On Nov. 21, in advance of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, HSI and CBP cautioned the public about the real dangers of purchasing goods that may be counterfeit, restricted or prohibited.
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