ICE Breaking News

ICE Breaking News


04/26/2024 02:38 PM
ERO San Francisco removes Mexican fugitive wanted for homicide
David Antonio Hernandez Ventura, 26, departed from McFarland and arrived at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, where he was handed over to authorities from Mexico.
04/26/2024 01:13 PM
ICE conducts single adult, family unit, removal flights April 26
Those included removal flights to Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Jamaica and Mexico.
04/25/2024 05:08 PM
ERO Boston apprehends Guatemalan national arrested for first-degree sexual assault
Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Guatemalan national recently arrested for first-degree sexual assault in Hartford April 18. The 53-year-old Guatemalan native has multiple criminal convictions in New York and Connecticut for offenses including second-degree strangulation, driving while intoxicated and domestic assault.
04/25/2024 10:39 AM
ERO Baltimore arrests Salvadoran national convicted locally of accessory to murder, weapons charges
ERO Baltimore arrested a Salvadoran national convicted of accessory to murder and weapons charges in Baltimore.
04/25/2024 10:27 AM
ERO New York City arrests Venezuelan national charged with assaulting NYPD officers
Deportation officers from ERO New York City’s Fugitive Operations Team apprehended Brayan Freites-Macias, 21, near his residence in New York City on April 24.
04/24/2024 04:10 PM
ERO Boston arrests Ecuadoran national convicted of assault, sex crimes against Connecticut child
U.S. Border Patrol apprehended the Ecuadoran national in May 2015, after he unlawfully entered the United States in Texas without authorization.
04/24/2024 12:16 PM
ERO Boston arrests noncitizen wanted for rape in Ecuador
Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 30-year-old Ecuadoran national April 4 at his residence in Worcester.
04/24/2024 09:49 AM
ERO Washington, D.C. arrests Honduran national charged with child sex crimes against Virginia minor
ERO Washington, D.C. apprehended a Honduran national charged locally for sex crimes against a Virginia minor. Deportation officers from ERO Washington’s Mobile Criminal Apprehension Team arrested the 30-year-old Honduran noncitizen April 15 at his residence in Bladensburg, Maryland.
04/22/2024 05:43 PM
ERO Salt Lake City removes Mexican national for firearm possession
Luis Enrique Villalpando Villagomez, 28, departed from Las Vegas, Nevada, and arrived at California’s San Ysidro Port of Entry, where officials transferred him into the custody of authorities from Mexico.
04/22/2024 02:04 PM
ERO Salt Lake City removes Honduran fugitive wanted for weapons charges
Nilson Doblado Doblado, 47, departed from Las Vegas, Nevada, and arrived at the San Pedro Sula airport in Honduras, where he was handed over to authorities.
04/22/2024 12:04 PM
ERO Boston apprehends Brazilian national charged locally with assault, weapons crimes
ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian national who has been charged in Worcester with assault and weapons charges.
04/19/2024 04:13 PM
ICE conducts single adult, family unit, removal flights April 19
Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico and Peru. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they will be processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.
04/19/2024 02:41 PM
ERO Boston apprehends Honduran national arrested locally for sexual assault of a minor
Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Hartford field office arrested the 26-year-old Honduran national in New Britain April 4. Local officials ignored an ICE immigration detainer and released him from the Hartford Correctional Center.
04/19/2024 01:10 PM
South Texas woman sentenced for weapons cache exportation following HSI Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation
Jessica Alvarado, 33, of San Juan, was sentenced April 18 by U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez to serve 46 months in federal prison immediately followed by three years of supervised release.
04/19/2024 01:01 PM
2 traffickers sentenced for narcotics smuggling attempt following HSI Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation
Argelio Chavero, 51, of Alton, and Agustin Romero Jr., 41, a U.S. citizen residing in Mexico, were sentenced by a federal judge on April 18.
04/19/2024 12:47 PM
HSI Philadelphia investigation lands Pennsylvania man 70 years in prison for torture, weapons convictions
Ross Roggio, 55, of Stroudsburg, received the sentence April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
04/19/2024 12:27 PM
HSI Washington, D.C. investigation leads to indictment for North Korean official on sanctions evasion, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, money laundering charges
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia unsealed charges April 16 against Myong Ho Ri, who served in Thailand, for conspiracy to violate U.S. economic sanctions, bank fraud and international money laundering.
04/18/2024 04:49 PM
ERO Boston arrests Colombian national convicted of premeditated murder in home country
ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Colombian national wanted for premeditated murder in his native country. 
04/18/2024 04:37 PM
Homeland Security Investigations lights up Louisiana for new outreach campaign, National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Through this partnership with HSI, state landmarks including the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans and the Capitol building in Baton Rouge will display the Know2Protect campaign colors April 17 and 18 to help promote public awareness.
04/18/2024 04:26 PM
ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for commercial theft conviction in Brazil
Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Thiago Marcos Silva Souza, 34, from the United States to Brazil March 22.
04/18/2024 04:05 PM
ERO Boston removes Colombian national convicted of drug trafficking charges from US to Colombia
Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Yerson Enrique Chiriboga Hinestrosa, 38, to Bogota, via air.
04/18/2024 01:02 PM
HSI San Juan's iGuardians Summit arrives in Fajardo
During Child Abuse Prevention Month, HSI San Juan held the long-awaited iGuardians Summit in Fajardo, the most important event on internet safety and child exploitation in Puerto Rico.
04/18/2024 12:53 PM
Readout of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meeting with private detention contractor
As one of its private detention contractors, it is imperative for the agency to engage with valued partners to ensure continued understanding of our changing mission space and the shared responsibility of appropriate care for those in custody.
04/17/2024 01:53 PM
ERO San Francisco arrests foreign fugitive wanted for kidnapping
ERO arrested a Romanian national April 5 wanted in their home country for kidnapping.
04/17/2024 10:31 AM
ERO Baltimore arrests Salvadoran MS-13 member convicted of conspiracy, armed robbery, weapons charges
ERO Baltimore apprehended a Salvadoran national and validated member of the notorious MS-13 street gang who was convicted in Maryland of conspiracy, armed robbery and weapons charges.