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MS-13 gang member gets 26 years for racketeering conspiracy, murder and more after HSI Baltimore investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
A joint investigation involving Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore landed a Salvadoran national 26 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included murder, drug distribution and firearms charges. Jose Lopez-Rivera, 27, of Elmont, New York, received the lengthy prison sentence May 31 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore.
HSI Arizona, US attorney and federal partners announce formalization of Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crimes Task Force
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
On June 15, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Arizona Special Agent in Charge Scott Brown, U.S. Attorney Gary M. Restaino, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Al Childress, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Cheri Oz, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service acting Inspector in Charge Greg Torbenson signed a memorandum of understanding memorializing the Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crimes Task Force.
HSI Phoenix, multiagency operation results in hundreds of violent felons arrested
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in a five-day, multiagency operation dubbed Operation Summer Shield aimed at enhancing public safety by proactively addressing violent offenders in Phoenix. The Phoenix Police Department headed the takedown.
HSI Douglas, Sierra Vista PD arrest 3 on child exploitation charges
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Douglas and detectives with Sierra Vista Police Department under the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested three people after separate investigations in Sierra Vista.
ICE conducts removal flights June 16
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
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.
NEFL INTERCEPT investigation leads to Florida man’s life sentence for child exploitation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
A Northeast Florida Interagency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force, or NEFL INTERCEPT, investigation led to the life sentence of a Florida man for attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.
ERO Boston removes Portuguese fugitive wanted for drug trafficking
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed a Portuguese national wanted in his native country on drug trafficking charges to Portugal June 16.
ERO Los Angeles removes Mexican national wanted for malicious injury
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
On June 13, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles removed a Mexican national to his home country, where he is wanted for felony malicious injury.
ERO Chicago arrests convicted sexual predator, Mexican national, following escape from local custody
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago deportation officers ended the manhunt for a Mexican man convicted of sexually assaulting a child in Illinois on June 2.
ERO Chicago arrests Mexican national wanted for kidnapping
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago arrested a Mexican foreign fugitive June 2 in Louisville, Kentucky, wanted for aggravated kidnapping in their home country.
ERO Los Angeles removes Guatemalan national wanted for rape and violent abuse in his home country
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles removed Dany Barrientos, a 40-year-old Guatemalan national wanted for rape and violent abuse in Guatemala, June 14. Barrientos was removed to Guatemala, where he was turned over to the proper authorities to face justice.
ICE conducts removal flights June 22
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru as part of dozens of flights conducted each week throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
ICE conducts removal flights June 14
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
ERO Boston arrests fugitive convicted of armed robbery in Brazil
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present foreign fugitive in Shrewsbury on June 8. A court in Paraiba, Brazil, convicted the man of armed robbery in March 2017.
ERO Newark arrests 9 noncitizens with criminal histories and immigration violations
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 17, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark arrested nine noncitizens with criminal records and ties to South American theft groups in New Jersey on June 8. ERO Newark arrested the following noncitizens:
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.
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.
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 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 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.