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Mary De Anda-Ybarra selected to lead Enforcement and Removal Operations in El Paso, Texas
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Mary De Anda-Ybarra, a native El Pasoan with more than 27 years of federal law enforcement experience, is the new field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in El Paso, Texas.
HSI Casa Grande investigation results in significant sentences for smugglers in U-Haul transport resulting in death
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A federal judge sentenced the remaining men involved in an October 2020 human smuggling incident that resulted in death were sentenced during the week of April 17 following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Casa Grande investigation.
HSI Newark investigation leads to return of ancient pottery during Republic of Cyprus repatriation ceremony
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Apr 29, 2023
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark, alongside representatives from the HSI Cultural Property, Art and Antiquities program (CPAA), the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held a repatriation ceremony for seized ancient Cypriot pottery April 20, hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington, D.C.
ERO New Orleans arrests 12 during weeklong operation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans arrested 12 unlawfully present individuals in a weeklong operation that focused efforts against current threats to local public safety.
ICE begins testing wrist-worn GPS monitoring technology
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Part of ongoing modernization efforts
Illinois man sentenced to 75 years for sextortion of minors after HSI Chicago investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Perpetrator created fake social media accounts to coerce, exploit and harass teenage girls
ERO Los Angeles removes Mexican national convicted of rape
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles removed a Mexican national convicted of rape, causing bodily injury, and attempting to intimidate a witness or victim with criminal threats.
ERO Boston arrests fugitive wanted for murder in Jamaica in Bridgeport, Connecticut
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston’s Fugitive Operations Team officers arrested an unlawfully present fugitive wanted in Jamaica for murder in Bridgeport on April 14.
ERO Boston arrests man wanted in El Salvador for extortion
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
On April 4, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Salvadoran national wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador on charges of aggravated extortion in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
HSI Baltimore investigation leads to coach’s guilty plea on federal child pornography charges
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore and Calvert County Sheriff’s Office investigation resulted in a former youth football coach’s guilty plea to child pornography charges April 18.
ICE launches online CeBONDS capability to automate bond payments
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the implementation of Cash Electronic Bonds Online (CeBONDS) – another step toward the modernization of the agency’s immigration processes.
HSI Washington, D.C. investigation lands Virginia man in federal prison for 19 years for child pornography charges
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C. resulted in a 19-year federal prison sentence, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for Chad Michael Lehofer, 37, of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Unlawfully present Mexican national sentenced to over 12 years for drug trafficking after HSI Kansas City probe
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Acting Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City Taekuk Cho and U.S. Attorney Steven Russell announced that Bartolo Roman-Tapia, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced on April 19, 2023, in federal court in Omaha for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine following an HSI probe.
ERO Boston arrests Brazilian citizen facing firearms charges
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Brazilian national in Holbrook on April 4.
Tucson man sentenced to 10 years for human smuggling after HSI Sells investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
On April 6, a judge sentenced a Southern Arizona man to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in human smuggling.
Former Venezuelan national treasurer and husband sentenced in money laundering, international bribery scheme
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The former National Treasurer of Venezuela and her husband were each sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for their roles in a multibillion-dollar bribery and money laundering scheme.
ERO Baltimore apprehends 2 Salvadoran citizens convicted of sex offenses in Maryland
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A recent Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore operation apprehended two unlawfully present noncitizens who were convicted of sex offenses in Maryland. Deportation officers arrested the individuals, both citizens of El Salvador, on April 4 in Montgomery County.
California man indicted for importing methamphetamine from Mexico following HSI Yuma case
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A federal grand jury indicted a California man last week for importation of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), assisted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
ERO Boston arrests Colombian citizen charged with rape in East Boston
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present citizen of Colombia charged with felony rape in East Boston on April 4.
ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for attempted murder in Brazil
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted for attempted murder in Brazil April 14. Officials flew Eduardo Rocha Dos Santos, 41, a citizen of Brazil, from Massachusetts to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he was turned over to the proper authorities.