News from 2023


Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023

Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023


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


Grand Island woman sentenced for distribution of meth following HSI investigation

Grand Island woman sentenced for distribution of meth following HSI investigation


USCIS Updates Guidance on Administrative Naturalization Ceremony Venues

USCIS Updates Guidance on Administrative Naturalization Ceremony Venues


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


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


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


Fraud alert: Scammers spoofing HSI telephone numbers to target victims

Fraud alert: Scammers spoofing HSI telephone numbers to target victims


ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for murder in Honduras

ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for murder in Honduras


Convicted child molester sentenced for immigration fraud, ordered removed from US

Convicted child molester sentenced for immigration fraud, ordered removed from US


Convicted child molester found guilty of naturalization fraud

Convicted child molester found guilty of naturalization fraud


Federal judge sentences naturalized citizen for lying to obtain US citizenship

Federal judge sentences naturalized citizen for lying to obtain US citizenship


ERO New York City arrests noncitizen charged with sexual abuse of a child

ERO New York City arrests noncitizen charged with sexual abuse of a child


ERO Salt Lake City arrests fugitive wanted for murder in Mexico

ERO Salt Lake City arrests fugitive wanted for murder in Mexico


HSI Laredo helps secure Texas man’s conviction for possessing over 27,000 images of child sexual abuse

A South Texas man pleaded guilty March 28 to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Webb County Sheriff’s Office investigation.


ERO El Paso removes Mexican fugitive wanted for murder

Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) El Paso removed an unlawfully present Mexican national wanted for homicide in his home country March 29.


ICE announces first-ever Alternatives to Detention Privacy Impact Assessment

Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published the first-ever Privacy Impact Assessment for its Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs


Former airman sentenced to 30 years after HSI Norfolk child sexual abuse investigation

An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk,


Men indicted for conspiracy to transport, harbor undocumented noncitizens after HSI Douglas investigation

Last week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against two Arizona men for conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented people for profit in a case led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Phoenix and U.S. Border Patrol Sonoita.


HSI investigation results in Oklahoma man’s conviction for smuggling firearm into Mexico

A federal jury in Pecos, Texas, convicted an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, man last week for illegal smuggling of goods from the United States. The conviction follows an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). U.S