Homeland Newswire Report News
HSI investigation leads to guilty verdict for Mexican national found conspiring to distribute drugs
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City Taekuk Cho and U.S. Attorney Steven Russell announced that a federal judge found Servando V. Urias, 48, of Mexico, guilty of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.
ERO Boston arrests foreign fugitive wanted for forgery charges in Cape Verde
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested a 49-year-old unlawfully present Cape Verdean woman in Whitman on March 9.
ERO St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in Guatemala for homicide
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive wanted in Guatemala for homicide on March 15.
HSI Arizona investigation leads to takedown of cryptocurrency mixer that processed over $3 billion in unlawful transactions
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On March 15, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other law enforcement agencies participated in the coordinated, large-scale international takedown of ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency "mixing" service
Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for meth conspiracy following HSI investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
A court convicted Dustin Coates, 36, of Cherokee, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, following a joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation.
ERO Houston removes Colombian national with ties to terrorist organization
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Colombia and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force in Colombia, removed Jorge Luis Molina-Hernandez, a 35-year-old Colombian national, from the U.S. on March 13.
ERO Boston removes convicted foreign fugitive wanted for fraud in Brazil
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On March 10, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive from the United States convicted of fraud in Brazil.
HSI Baltimore investigations lead to indictments for 2 men, 6 women in conspiracies to sexually exploit children
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Two Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore investigations resulted in indictments for two men and six women being for their parts in two separate conspiracies to produce sexually explicit images of children.
Arkansas man sentenced to 33 years for sexually exploiting a minor, possession of child pornography
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
A judge in the Western District of Arkansas sentenced a Springdale man to 33 years in prison for production and possession of child pornography on March 10 following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans.
Kentucky man sentenced to 20 years for producing, distributing child sexual abuse material
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Last week, a federal judge sentenced a Kentucky man to 20 years in prison for producing, distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville investigation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk resulted in three Virginians pleading guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering between Feb. 21 and March 3. Si Liu, 36, and her codefendants Ye Wang, 32, and Yang Gao, 33, conspired to move and conceal proceeds obtained through prostitution.
ICE removes former Guatemalan police officer wanted for activist’s disappearance
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles removed a former Guatemalan police officer accused of participating in the widely publicized, forced disappearance of a student leader and union activist in 1984.
ERO Houston removes previously deported Mexican fugitive wanted for homicide
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force in Mexico, removed Gregorio Gutierrez-Galvan, a 64-year-old previously removed Mexican national, from the United States on March 10.
Former MLB player, co-conspirator convicted of drug conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville, former MLB player Luther Hackman, 48, pled guilty to money laundering and conspiring to distribute cocaine March 9.
Brothers convicted of methamphetamine conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville, a federal jury in the Western District of Tennessee convicted two brothers of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
ERO Boston removes foreign fugitive wanted in Brazil for fraud
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed foreign fugitive and unlawfully present Brazilian national Carlos Alberto Moraes, 57, from the United States on March 10. Moraes is wanted in Brazil for using fraudulent documents.
USCIS Announces End of COVID-Related Flexibilities
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that certain flexibilities it first announced in March 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic will end on March 23, 2023.
USCIS Form and Policy Updates for Applying for Naturalization Based on Military Service
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service.
USCIS Relocates Lockbox From Phoenix To Tempe, Arizona for Courier Delivery Services
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On March 31, applicants and petitioners filing at the Phoenix lockbox will see a new filing location for courier delivery services such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL. We will move our Phoenix lockbox to Tempe, AZ, for courier delivery services.
Update to Filing Location for U Nonimmigrant-Based Form I-485
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U nonimmigrants applying to become lawful permanent residents must now file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, only at the Nebraska Service Center and not at the Vermont Service Center.