Homeland Newswire Report News
ICE conducts removal flights May 17
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights today, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Israel, as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
HSI Sells, multiagency investigation sends human smuggler to 101 months in prison for causing crash that killed passenger
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Phoenix area man was sentenced on May 4 to 96 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for transporting noncitizens while on supervised release for the same offense. The federal judge further imposed a sentence of 5 months consecutively for the violation of supervised release.
Former gymnastics, cheerleading coach sentenced to 20 years in prison for transporting child pornography
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A former gymnastics and cheerleading coach was sentenced on May 16 to 20 years in federal prison for transporting child pornography. The investigation that led to the sentence was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston’s Galveston office, with assistance from HSI Dallas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Pearland Police Department and Galveston Police Department.
HSI Douglas investigation leads to 78-month sentence for human smuggling stash house coordinator
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Mexican national, the final defendant involved in a human smuggling stash house case, was sentenced April 21 to 78 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Phoenix Police Department investigated the case.
ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present Cape Verde citizen convicted of multiple criminal charges
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present citizen of Cape Verde, who was convicted of charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine, larceny and receiving stolen property, in Brockton, Massachusetts, May 15.
ERO Philadelphia arrests 29 criminal noncitizens in a weeklong surge operation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Convicted felony rapist among the violent criminals arrested
ERO Boston arrests convicted drug trafficker wanted in Portugal
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Portuguese national who was convicted and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking in Portugal on May 11.
ERO Philadelphia removes noncitizen wanted for property theft to Peru
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia removed a citizen of Peru with a final order of removal wanted by Peruvian law enforcement authorities for aggravated property theft May 5.
Former teacher sentenced to 36 years in prison for child sexual exploitation after HSI Chicago-led investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
After US crimes, perpetrator worked as teacher overseas while attempting to buy infant with intent of sexually abusing child and distributing child exploitation materials
Mexican man pleads guilty to hiding cocaine in car battery following HSI, federal partner investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Mexican man pleaded guilty to importing cocaine into the United States through a U.S. port of entry following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Texas man pleads guilty to receiving child sexual abuse material following HSI investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A South Texas man pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography depicting prepubescent minors following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force.
ICE conducts removal flights May 15
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights on Monday and over the weekend, including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Honduras, as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
HSI Tucson case results in man sentenced for unlawfully possessing a semiautomatic firearm
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Mexican national was recently sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a semiautomatic firearm as a result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) after the United States Border Patrol requested assistance for a traffic stop involving a Mexican national illegally in possession of several firearms.
ICE conducts removal flights on May 12
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple removal flights on Friday, including Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras, as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
ERO St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in Venezuela for murder
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive wanted in Venezuela for murder.
ERO Houston removes Mexican fugitive wanted for homicide
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Angel Morales Colores, a 46-year-old Mexican fugitive, from the United States on May 11. Morales is wanted in Mexico for aggravated homicide.
Houston-area man imprisoned for smuggling 20 noncitizens in locked trailer
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
A Houston-area man was sentenced to federal prison May 10 for smuggling 20 unlawfully present noncitizens in the locked trailer of a shipping truck. The investigation that led to the prison sentence was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston’s Corpus Christi office.
ICE announces additional enforcement and removal actions
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple removal flights on Thursday, including Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua as part of dozens of flights conducted each week. Thousands of migrants were removed, expelled, or departed voluntarily today.
ICE announces additional enforcement and removal actions
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple removal flights on Thursday, including Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua as part of dozens of flights conducted each week. Thousands of migrants were removed, expelled, or departed voluntarily today.
ICE adds thousands of accessible detention beds
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
ICE updates detention guidelines to align with the current CDC guidance for COVID-19