Homeland Newswire Report News
CBP officers seize 111 pounds of methamphetamine at the Ysleta Port of Entry
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas intercepted 111 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $330,000.
San Diego CBP officers seize narcotics found throughout vehicle
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa port of entry discovered fentanyl pills and methamphetamine concealed in the dashboard, center console, and spare tire compartment of a vehicle
Border Patrol checkpoints interdict hard narcotics
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents, coordinating with investigative agencies, successfully interdicted two cocaine smuggling events over the weekend.
Second largest seizure of Totoaba Swim Bladders by Arizona CBP Officers
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of Nogales seized 242 pounds of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and Endangered Species Act (ESA)-protected Totoaba swim bladders with an estimated value of $2,700,000.00.
CBP Seizes 217 Pounds of Cocaine at Blue Water Bridge Discovery occurred during inspections of outbound commercial cargo
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Area Port of Port Huron intercepted approximately 200 pounds of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry, June 8.
Statement from Acting Commissioner Troy A. Miller on CBP Leadership Transitions
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
Statement from Acting Commissioner Troy A. Miller on CBP Leadership Transitions
Joel Martinez selected as Chief Patrol Agent, Laredo Sector
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
Acting CBP Commissioner, Troy A. Miller, and Chief Raul L. Ortiz, are pleased to announce the selection of Joel Martinez for the Senior Executive Service position of Chief Patrol Agent (CPA), Laredo Sector.
ICE conducts removal flights June 14
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
ERO Boston arrests fugitive convicted of armed robbery in Brazil
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present foreign fugitive in Shrewsbury on June 8. A court in Paraiba, Brazil, convicted the man of armed robbery in March 2017.
ERO Newark arrests 9 noncitizens with criminal histories and immigration violations
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark arrested nine noncitizens with criminal records and ties to South American theft groups in New Jersey on June 8. ERO Newark arrested the following noncitizens:
HSI Sells case sends human smuggling ringleader to prison for 96 months
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
During the first full week of June, a federal judge sentenced a Mexican national to 96 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his management role in a criminal conspiracy to harbor and transport thousands of undocumented noncitizens. Manuel Ochoa-Vasquez, 39, of Paso Hondo, Mexico, pleaded guilty on Dec. 15, 2022, to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
ICE conducts removal flights June 13
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to Guatemala, Honduras, and Pakistan as part of dozens of flights conducted each week throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
ERO New York City removes Nigerian national with long criminal record
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City removed Denon Amen Osunde, a Nigerian national, from the United States to Nigeria on June 5.
ICE online change of address tool for noncitizens fully operational
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s online change-of-address form for noncitizens – first announced in April 2023 – is now fully operational. This new system gives noncitizens the option to update their information online in addition to the existing options of doing so by phone or in-person.
ERO Detroit removes fugitive wanted for homicide in Honduras
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Detroit deportation officers removed an unlawfully present citizen of Honduras wanted for homicide in his home country June 8.
ERO El Paso removes Mexican fugitive wanted for murder in his home country
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) El Paso deportation officers removed an unlawfully present citizen of Mexico wanted for homicide in Colima, Mexico, on May 25.
4 Arizona swindlers sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program fraud after HSI Phoenix investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Four Arizona residents were sentenced June 8 to significant prison terms in connection with their schemes to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program loans, a federal loan initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HSI Washington, D.C. investigation lands 4 MS-13 gang members in prison for racketeering, violent crimes, drug distribution
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Four Northern Virginia MS-13 gang members received prison sentences for their parts in a racketeering conspiracy that included violent crimes and drug distribution.
ERO Boston arrests convicted Brazilian drug trafficker
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a convicted Brazilian drug trafficker in Abington on June 8. The 22-year-old man is the subject of an active Interpol Red Notice and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in October 2022.
ERO Philadelphia removes confirmed MS-13 gang member wanted for murder to El Salvador
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
ERO Philadelphia removed Jose Benedicto Mojica Aldana to El Salvador on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Air Operations charter aircraft June 9. Mojica is a citizen of El Salvador and confirmed MS-13 gang member with a final order of removal who is wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador for aggravated murder.