News Releases and Statements

Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Jackson Bento-Pinheiro Aug. 13 in Wakefield.

Deportation officers with ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Henry Argueta-Tobar Aug. 14 in Waldorf.

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, 38, is currently detained at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia pending immigration proceedings.

ICE's ERO Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the SAFE Task Force, removed Juan Jose Valero Cruz, a 40-year-old Mexican national, from the U.S. to Mexico Aug. 13.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Cory Bernard Alvarez Aug. 13 near his residence in Brockton.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Elkin Arturo Yarce-Munera July 18 in Boston.

In response, ICE notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, and the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

The Jamaican national lawfully entered the United States on or about Dec 17, 1987. However, he violated the terms of his legal admission.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Felipe Augusto De Oliveira from the United States to Brazil July 26 and turned him over to Brazilian authorities.

Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, India, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru and Senegal. 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.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Adinan De Souza-Fontoura from the United States to Brazil July 26 and turned him over to Brazilian authorities.

Deportation officers with ERO Boston’s Providence field office arrested Yohan Perez-Chala July 15 in Cranston.

The warrants are related to ICE’s Title 8 authority over noncitizens who threaten public safety and have previously been removed from the United States.

The Honduran national crossed into the United States unlawfully Feb. 17, 2019, and was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol near Eagle Pass, Texas. Border Patrol officials issued the Honduran national a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge released him from custody.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 25-year-old Guatemalan noncitizen during a targeted enforcement operation July 22 in Providence.

Deportation officers with ERO Boston arrested Edgar Gustavo Pinos Vasquez July 19 in Plymouth.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended Rulaman Lopez-Nolasco, 42, a Mexican national near his residence in Lynn January 25. He was previously convicted in the United States of rape and prostitution,

To ensure noncitizens could still visit with their families, loved ones, and attorneys, the agency paid for 520 phone minutes per month for each person — at no cost to those in custody.

ERO Boston apprehended a Dominican national charged locally with drug manufacturing and distribution.

ERO Baltimore apprehended a unlawfully present Colombian fugitive and leader of a violent criminal organization who is wanted by authorities in his home country for homicide, arms trafficking and aggravated theft charges.

ERO Boston apprehended a Brazilian fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country to serve a prison term that resulted from an October 2023 rape conviction.

Deportation officers with ERO Boston arrested Edilzar Morales-Barillas July 8 near his residence in Chelsea. Morales, who was previously removed from the United States, has been convicted locally of reckless endangerment of a child and drug distribution, and he has three convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor.

Those included removal flights to Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Chilel was flown from Alexandria, Louisiana, on a charter flight coordinated by ICE's Air Operations Unit to the La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

ERO facilitated the removal of Elvis Jose Cabera Martinez, a 42-year-old citizen of Honduras with a final order of removal from the United States.