News Releases and Statements

As part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens that threaten public and national security, U.S. ICE) today announced the results of a seven-day targeted 'Cross Check' enforcement operation, which led to the arrest of more than 2,400 convicted criminal aliens and immigration fugitives in May.

ICE on Tuesday began using a federal information-sharing capability as part of the Secure Communities program in Auglaize, Carroll, Columbiana, Erie, Holmes, Medina and Mercer counties.

ICE on Tuesday began using a federal information-sharing capability as part of the Secure Communities program in DeKalb county to help federal immigration officials identify criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails by running their fingerprints against federal immigration databases when they are booked into the system.

Mary Ann Smith, 42, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of a multi-count indictment charging mail fraud and wire fraud arising from a business out of Virginia that purported to be able to assist individuals obtain student visas for a fee. The case was investigated by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...

Mexico's customs authority, the Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT), with assistance from the U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized over $2.4 million concealed within four large rolls of telephone cable for Caracas, Venezuela at the cargo facility of Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport.

In Sept. 2010, law enforcement executed search warrants and seized 3,600 counterfeit items worth over $400,000 from three stores owned by Marvin Anthony Johnson, 47, of Baltimore.

Instead of having to contact the local Panama City field office for assistance, Panama City Airport Police officers can now enforce customs-related laws, conduct searches, make seizures and arrests, and perform law enforcement duties authorized by federal law.

Matthew Chase Keyes, 37, pleaded guilty in March to producing and distributing child pornography. He came to the attention of law enforcement authorities in April 2010 when the Toronto Police Service's (TPS) child exploitation section determined an individual using the online name "DREADH4SH" had made hundreds of images of child pornography available for download on a publicly available peer-to-peer file-sharing network.

Danny A. Kuhn, 51, of Arlington, Texas was arrested in April on the charge and was released on bond.

James Clayton Baxter, 28, infringed the copyrighted works of Adobe Systems Inc. by reproducing copies of their software for his financial gain. The Wichita Falls Police Department (WFPD) had previously dealt with Baxter selling infringing software in a 2004 investigation of him for credit card abuse.

Dale Hodges, 29, of Roswell, Ga., was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for receiving images and videos on his computer showing young children being sexually abused as part of a ring known as 'Boylovers.net.'

The leader of the 'Krazy Locos' criminal street gang and five other gang associates were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a case involving two homicides, three non-fatal shootings, narcotics and firearms trafficking, and obstruction of justice.

Carmen Tepper, 56, of Las Vegas, the owner of the San Diego International Academy of English (SDIAE) and Southern States University (SSU), is charged in the 11-count indictment handed down last month with conspiring to defraud the U.S. government, and with making false statements in documents submitted on behalf of foreign students.

A Serbian citizen wanted in Sweden for narcotics smuggling involving 184 pounds of amphetamine was turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service for extradition following his arrest June 10 by U.S. ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Phoenix.

A fugitive, who was captured after an international manhunt led by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), was sentenced Wednesday to three years and one month in federal prison after pleading guilty to alien smuggling charges.

A fourth grade Dual Language Teacher at John Adams Elementary School, Justin Coleman, 35, was arrested on April 6 on charges of receiving child pornography. According to the six-count indictment, Coleman allegedly created videos in which he caused two girls – who were unaware at the time – to engage in sexually explicit conduct.

A federal jury on Wednesday convicted three men on all counts charged arising from a conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens to engage in prostitution.

Ricardo Del Valle-Diaz, 33, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, is a school bus driver for special education students.

The last of 22 defendants in a fraudulent driver's license scheme was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in federal prison.

An MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty on Thursday to the execution-style murders of a 19-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son, and nine other gang member pleaded guilty to racketeering offenses.

Brian Annoreno, 35, created a live streaming online video of himself sexually molesting an infant in 2005. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison on child exploitation charges, ending one of the most significant international child exploitation investigations in this area, ICE officials said.

3 sentenced in Tucson hostage investigation

This is the latest effort in an ongoing national ICE initiative to target foreign-born gang members and gang associates.

With the expansion of the use of biometric information sharing to these three counties, ICE is using this capability in 32 South Carolina jurisdictions. Across the country, ICE is using this capability in 1,400 jurisdictions in 43 states and territories.

Six alleged members of an international alien smuggling scheme were charged in federal court Tuesday with smuggling hundreds of aliens from Brazil, India and elsewhere into the United States following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).