News from 2023
ICE conducts removal flights June 16
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
Lexington County Man Sentenced to 23 Years on Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C - Christopher Michael Alexander, 32, of Gilbert, South Carolina, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity, to be followed by a lifetime of supervision and registration as a sex offender.
Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA-Essence Festival Fireworks Display on June 16
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
FEMA May Contact Survivors by Phone or Text
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, Miss.- FEMA is reaching out to survivors of the March 24-25 tornadoes who have applied for disaster assistance. Applicants may receive a call or text message from a number they don’t recognize.
Sullivan County Woman Arrested For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering And Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (USSS), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging TETIANA BERRIORS with conspiring to commit ...
FEMA’s Personal Property Assistance Available in Guam Following Typhoon Mawar
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Did your personal property get damaged or destroyed because of Typhoon Mawar? If so, FEMA may be able to lend you a hand to repair or replace it.
ICE member finalist for recognition honoring outstanding public servants
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) team member was recently named as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals®, which honors exceptional public servants. Michael E. Camal, Senior Engagement Manager for the Blue Campaign and Blue Lightning Initiative under the Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) is honored as a 2023 emerging leader.
Texas man sentenced to 19 years for distribution of child sexual abuse material after HSI San Antonio investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
A judge sentenced a San Antonio man June 7 to more than 19 years for distribution of child sexual abuse material following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of the San Antonio Police Department, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Antonio.
HSI Los Angeles’ Financial Crimes Task Force brings down California man for COVID relief fraud
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
A California man who fraudulently obtained almost $3 million in COVID-19 business loans and jobless benefits has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison, the Justice Department announced June 7.
ERO Boston arrests Ecuadoran national charged with kidnapping, indecent assault of a child
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Ecuadoran national June 7 in Brockton.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.