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HSI Houston cautions consumers to beware of counterfeit merchandise, tickets during 2023 NCAA Men’s Final Four
HSI Houston cautions consumers to beware of counterfeit merchandise, tickets during 2023 NCAA Men’s Final Four
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HSI Washington, D.C. investigation leads to 28-month sentence for man who attempted to acquire military, dual-use technologies
HSI Washington, D.C. investigation leads to 28-month sentence for man who attempted to acquire military, dual-use technologies
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ERO Washington, D.C. operation nets indictments for 12 gang members in alleged RICO conspiracy
ERO Washington, D.C. operation nets indictments for 12 gang members in alleged RICO conspiracy
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Grand Island woman sentenced for distribution of meth following HSI investigation
Grand Island woman sentenced for distribution of meth following HSI investigation
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ERO returns MS-13 gang member wanted for 3 murders in El Salvadorv
ERO returns MS-13 gang member wanted for 3 murders in El Salvador
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ERO Houston removes previously deported Honduran fugitive wanted for murder
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Honduras and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) in Honduras, removed Juan Manuel Mena Dolmo, a 35-year-old previously deported Honduran national, from the U.S. on March 22.
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ERO New York City arrests foreign fugitive wanted in Brazil for rape of minor
On March 6, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City deportation officers arrested an international fugitive wanted in Brazil for rape and carnal abuse of a minor.
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Moving assault weapons into Mexico lands former cartel leader’s son in prison following HSI Harlingen, ATF investigation
A former cartel leader’s son was sentenced Thursday to federal prison following his conviction of smuggling goods from the United States.
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ERO Harlingen arrests 7 criminal noncitizens during nationwide operation
Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Harlingen apprehended seven removable noncitizens during a nationwide enforcement effort between March 4 and March 13.
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Texas man arrested for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to someone’s death
Authorities arrested Ricardo Julyan Kross Rios, a 21-year-old Corpus Christi resident, March 23 at his residence in Corpus Christi for delivery of fentanyl resulting in death and possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute
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ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Mexico
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed Francisco Lopez-Lopez, a 50-year-old unlawfully present Mexican national and foreign fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Mexico on March 22. Lopez-Lopez unlawfully entered the United States on two prior occasions.
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Former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti arrested for visa fraud following HSI investigation
Jean Morose Viliena, 50, was indicted March 23 for illegally obtaining a permanent resident card, commonly referred to as a green card, by means of a false statement — specifically that he had not ordered, carried out or materially assisted in extrajudicial and political killings and other acts of violence against the Haitian people.
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2 conspirators indicted in global human smuggling conspiracy after HSI Yuma investigation
U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), cooperated to help Interpol and the Fuerza Estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana (FESC) arrest a human smuggler and their co-conspirator who officials allege has operated on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years.
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Co-conspirators indicted for roles in global human smuggling conspiracy
Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), culminated in Interpol Mexico and the Fuerza Estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana (FESC) arresting a human smuggler and a co-conspirator alleged to have operated on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years.
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HSI El Paso seizes 10,617 doses of counterfeit prescription drugs imported from Mexico
Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso seized more than 10,000 doses of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs March 17 from area businesses, including a grocery store and flea market.
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HSI McAllen investigation results in Texas man’s guilty plea for receipt of child sexual abuse material
Hugo Benjamin Tijerina, 36, of Pharr, pleaded guilty in federal court March 21 after admitting he received videos and images containing child sexual abuse material on his laptop.
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ERO Chicago arrests 17 noncitizens with criminal convictions during nationwide operation
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago apprehended 17 removable noncitizens identified as having been convicted of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, unlawful possession or use of a firearm, drug distribution or trafficking, or driving under the influence who had been released from incarceration on parole or placed on probation into communities under supervision during a nationwide enforcement effort between March 4 and March 13.
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ERO Philadelphia arrests 21 noncitizens with criminal convictions during a nationwide operation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia apprehended 21 removable noncitizens identified as having been convicted of felony rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, unlawful possession or use of a firearm, drug distribution or trafficking, or driving under the influence who had been released from incarceration on parole or placed on probation into communities under supervision during a nation-wide enforcement effort between March 4 and March 13.
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Operation Blue Lotus stops more than 900 pounds of fentanyl from entering US in first week
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Operation Blue Lotus, a new and coordinated surge operation targeting fentanyl smuggling, has stopped more than 900 pounds of the drug from entering the United States during its first week.
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Texas college student pleads guilty to possession of child pornography after HSI investigation
A South Texas college student pleaded guilty March 21 to possession of child sexual abuse material following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force investigation.