News Releases and Statements

Officers with ERO Washington, D.C.’s Special Response Team arrested Besam Semirali Bashwie Sept. 6 in Alexandria. Bashwie was previously convicted in Alexandria of conspiracy to violate racketeering provisions.

Officers from ERO New York City’s Newburgh office arrested the 30-year-old sex offender at the Otisville Federal Correctional Facility pursuant to a warrant of removal.

Officers with ERO Boston arrested Elmer Sola Sept. 10 in Nantucket.

Officers from ERO Boston arrested Jefferson Jerome Sept. 11 in Dorchester.

Officers from ERO Baltimore arrested Ruben Guzman-Martinez Sept. 5 in Gaithersburg.

On Sept. 12, ERO New York City arrested a citizen of Honduras convicted by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, March 13, 2019, for unlawful sexual contact with a minor, corruption of minors where the defendant is age 18 or above, and indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old.

Officers from ERO Newark removed Bader Alzahrani, 24, of Saudi Arabia, from the United States to his native country and turned him over to Saudi authorities.

Officers from ERO Baltimore arrested Henry Danilo Hernandez-Lazo Sept. 5 in Glen Burnie.

Officers with ERO Boston arrested Gean Do Amaral Belafronte Sept. 11 on Nantucket Island.

ICE's ERO Houston, with assistance from ERO Honduras and the SAFE in Honduras, removed Nery Otoniel Chavez Puerto, a 40-year-old unlawfully present Honduran national, from the United States Sept. 13.

Officers from ERO Boston arrested Bryan Daniel Aldana-Arevalo Sept. 10 in Nantucket.

Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru.

Officers with ERO Boston removed Victor Francisco Lopez-Padilla from the United States to Guatemala July 22 and turned him over to Guatemalan authorities.

Officers with ERO Boston arrested Gasnoy Saintilme Aug. 26 at the Worcester District Court in Worcester.

Martin Manuel Camargo Castro, 42, is a citizen of Mexico who is wanted in Mexico for kidnapping and illegal imprisonment. Camargo was removed from Denver, Sept. 4 and transported via San Diego to the San Ysidro port of entry where he was turned over to Mexican authorities.

ERO Newark arrested a Peruvian national Aug. 30 who is wanted in Peru for drug trafficking.

ERO Boston apprehended a Brazilian fugitive wanted by authorities to face murder charges in his home country.

ICE remains committed to ensuring those in its custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments. Comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay.

Officers from ERO Boston’s Hartford field office arrested Jorge Mario Ecute-Gonzalez Aug. 16 in Danbury.

Dorian Velasquez, 43, pleaded guilty to having unlawfully obtained his U.S. citizenship and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and automatic revocation of his citizenship.

Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti and Mexico. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States, they are processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.

Officers from ERO Baltimore’s Criminal Apprehension Program arrested Madai Gamaliel Amaya Aug. 29 in Montgomery Village. Amaya has been previously removed from the United States.

Officers from ERO Boston arrested Jorge Luis Castro-Alvarado Aug. 1 in Lynn.

ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 18-year-old Haitian national charged with sexually assaulting a minor in Massachusetts. ERO Boston officers arrested Akim Marc Desire Aug. 30 in Attleboro.

Dilrabo Obidova, 36, was sentenced to a time-served sentence reflecting the time Obidova was detained pending trial and ordered immediate deportation to Uzbekistan with no option to apply for asylum or any other immigration relief.