Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 15, 2016

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01/19/2016

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 15, 2016



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January 12, 2016 – 3 arrested, meth factory dismantled in Oklahoma City with the seizure of 121 pounds of meth with a street value of $1.5 million

A large-scale methamphetamine manufacturing operation was shut down with the arrest of three illegal aliens from Mexico, and the seizure of 121 pounds of meth seized with a street value of $1.5 million.Full Story

January 13, 2016 – ERO EAD Thomas Homan receives 2015 Presidential Rank Award

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Executive Associate Director (EAD) of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Thomas D. Homan was one of three Department of Homeland Security (DHS) career executives who received a 2015 Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service, which is bestowed to leaders who’ve achieved sustained extraordinary results. Full Story

January 15, 2016 – ICE deports Salvadoran man wanted for human trafficking

A 35-year-old Salvadoran man wanted in his home country on human trafficking charges was removed by officers with ICE’s ERO. Full Story

January 7, 2016 – ICE arrests 175 sexual predators in PA, WV, DE in 2015

More than 14 dozen criminal sexual predator aliens were deported or are facing deportation proceedings after they were arrested by ICE’s ERO in the last year. Full Story

January 7, 2016 – ICE removes Salvadoran man wanted for child rape

A Salvadoran man illegally present in the United States, who is wanted in his home country for the rape of a 12-year-old girl, was removed from the United States by officers with ICE’s ERO. Full Story

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I.C.E. News Releases:


01/15/2016

BUFFALO, NY



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


ICE deports Salvadoran man wanted for human trafficking
Julio Francisco Alvarado was turned over to ICE in Buffalo, New York, Oct. 9, 2015, after U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered him at the Rainbow Bridge. CBP officers re-instated an earlier issued deportation order against Alvarado, who had a prior removal in 2004.


01/15/2016

TULSA, OK



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Universal Aryan Brotherhood prison gang associate sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison for violence committed in aid of racketeering
Robert Allen Paul Bryan, 41, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to the charges June 4, 2015 before U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan.


01/15/2016

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Former Rwandan refugee in Iowa convicted of naturalization fraud
Ken Ngombwa, 56, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of the following crimes: one count of unlawfully procuring or attempting to procure naturalization or citizenship; one count of procuring citizenship to which he was not entitled; one count of conspiracy to unlawfully procure citizenship; and one count of making a materially false statement to agents of the Department of Homeland Security.



01/15/2016

BOSTON, MA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Massachusetts man sentenced to 15 years for sex trafficking
Corey Norris aka “Case,” or “Jacorey Johnson,” 26, of the historic Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release.


01/15/2016

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


South Texas man sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison for producing child pornography
According to plea documents filed in the case, Felipe Martinez Ramirez, 48, of Ozona, Texas, enticed a girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct with him at a residence in Ozona, and he used a cell phone to record that conduct reflected in a bathroom mirror.


01/14/2016

MILWAUKEE, MN



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Milwaukee arrests 15 during operation targeting criminal aliens
All 15 arrested have been convicted of crimes in the United States and fall within ICE’s enforcement priorities for deportation. Their convictions include: homicide by negligent use of a vehicle, strangulation and suffocation, battery, burglary, theft, domestic abuse, drug possession and drunk driving. The group also included three previously deported aliens.


01/13/2016

BOSTON, MA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


2 Massachusetts men charged with sex trafficking
Kwamaine J. Wells, 26, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was indicted on two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, four counts of transportation of an individual with intent to engage in prostitution, and one count of conspiracy to transport an individual for prostitution. Akil J. DeCoteau, 27, of Boston, was indicted on one count of transportation of an individual with intent to engage in prostitution and one count of conspiracy.



01/13/2016

BOSTON, MA



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Massachusetts store owner and brother charged with selling counterfeit iPhone parts
Micky Punjabi, 36, and his brother Hitesh Punjabi, 33, both of Peabody, Massachusetts, were charged with conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, specifically iPhone components that bore Apple trademarks but were not genuine Apple products.


01/13/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Former Southeast Texas deputy constable sentenced to 15 months in prison for transporting illegal aliens
Luis Enrique Guevara, 45, of Brownsville, Texas, pleaded guilty June 4, 2015, admitting that he transported three illegal aliens.


01/13/2016

HOUSTON, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Houston man charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIL
Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, 24, was charged in a sealed indictment returned Jan. 6. These charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and U.S. Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with the assistance of the Houston Police Department.


01/13/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ERO EAD Thomas Homan receives 2015 Presidential Rank Award
ICE Executive Associate Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Thomas D. Homan was one of three DHS career executives who received a 2015 Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service, which is bestowed to leaders who’ve achieved sustained extraordinary results.



01/12/2016

SACRAMENTO, CA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Modesto man sentenced for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of stolen military property
Eric M. Shaffer, 42, of Modesto, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez.Shaffer regularly had access to new goods delivered by vendors that were stored at the Tracy DLA Depot before being shipped to military bases in the Pacific Ocean region and elsewhere.


01/12/2016

FORT WORTH, TX



NARCOTICS


2 Fort Worth-area residents sentenced to 27 and 13 years in federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Matthew Rutledge, 33, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison, and Joel Prickett, 37, was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison. Each pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.


01/12/2016

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK



NARCOTICS


3 arrested, meth factory dismantled in Oklahoma City with the seizure of 121 pounds of meth with a street value of $1.5 million
This investigation was generated by members of the HSI “Green Twister Task Force” comprised of the following agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN), Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department, and the Canadian County (Oklahoma) Sheriff’s Department.


01/08/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes former El Salvador Minister of Defense
ERO officers removed General José Guillermo García-Merino, 82, from the United States to San Salvador, El Salvador, via an ICE Air Operations charter aircraft. They arrested him Dec. 17 in Florida.



01/08/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 8, 2016
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 8, 2016


01/08/2016

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


West Texas man sentenced to 16 years in federal prison on child pornography conviction
Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings ordered Jacob Seth Thornton, 29, of Lubbock, Texas, to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons Feb. 12 to begin serving his prison sentence.


01/08/2016

LUBBOCK, TX



NARCOTICS


3 West Texas methamphetamine distributors for Sinaloa cartel sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms
Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings sentenced Juan Carlos Pinales, 23, to 151 months in federal prison, Ramon Osvaldo Escobar-Robles, 25, to 78 months in federal prison, and Jesus Mario Moreno-Perez, 24, to 120 months in federal prison.


01/07/2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 175 sexual predators in PA, WV, DE in 2015
The arrests included a 43-year-old Dominican Republic man, Luis Rosado, who was a legal resident in the United States, but an immigration judge revoked his legal status when he solicited anal sex and sexually assaulted a child between the ages of 5 and 11.





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Clover Gang Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years on Federal Firearm and Drug Charges
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Cahokia Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses, and Obstruction of Justice
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Three Self-Admitted Denver Gang Members Arrested by ATF for Firearms Trafficking
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January 15, 2016 | Local Media Release
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January 15, 2016 | Local Media Release
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C.B.P. Media Releases

Brownsville CBP Seize $52,029 in Methamphetamine at Veterans International Bridge
Friday, January 15, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine at the Veteran’s International Bridge. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at...
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Customs and Border Protection Officers Conduct Three Seizures at the Port of Brownsville in One Day
Friday, January 15, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Brownsville have intercepted three loads of alleged narcotics in one day. CBP officers discovered the alleged drugs, which carried a combined street value of...
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CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Passenger in West Palm Beach
Friday, January 15, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to West Palm Beach, Florida arrested a passenger arriving from the Bahamas wanted in Mississippi for a violation of probation for...
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First U.S. Customs and Border Protection Arrest of 2016 at Miami International Airport
Friday, January 15, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseMIAMI – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working in Miami arrested a fugitive arriving on the first day of the New Year from Havana, Cuba. The individual had an outstanding warrant for criminal...
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Hashish Oil And Cocaine Seized From Luggage At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Friday, January 15, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseMINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Internatonal Airport seized cocaine and hashish oil from the luggage of two U.S. citizens returning from Cozumel, Mexico, on January 10. A 31-year-old male and 28-year-old...
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El Paso Sector Agents Score Half-Million Dollar Seizures
Friday, January 15, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseFABENS, Texas--Border Patrol Agents in Texas and New Mexico arrested nine suspected smugglers and seized nearly 650 pounds of marijuana this week. On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents assigned to Clint, Texas were alerted to a possible illegal...
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Mobile Passport Control App Expands to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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Marijuana Hidden In Foosball Table Seized At Lewiston Bridge
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CBP Seizes Counterfeit Currency At Rainbow Bridge
Thursday, January 14, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Rainbow Bridge seized $2,900 in counterfeit U.S. $50 bills on January 13. CBP officer searches traveler's possessions for contraband “Our officer played a critical...
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CBP Offers Guidance for Dog Owners Crossing the Border
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sex Offender
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Station arrested a previously deported convicted sex offender Tuesday night. A 45-year-old man was apprehended by Border Patrol agents approximately five miles west of the...
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CBP Field Operations Seizes Close to $500K in Cocaine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico man in connection with the discovery of $428,000 worth of alleged cocaine within the...
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CBP Detects Over One Ton of Marijuana at the Pharr International Bridge
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted 2,493 pounds of alleged marijuana that was concealed within a commercial shipment of fresh carrots....
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Use of Force incident in Rio Grande Valley Sector
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Local Vermont Woman When Nature Walk Turns Cold
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CBP Seizes $200K in Narcotics at Rio Grande Valley International Bridges
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Border Patrol foils drone drug incursion into the U.S.
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Nogales CBP Officers Stop Marijuana Smuggler
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseCBP officers at the Port of Nogales discovered more than 65 pounds of marijuana hidden within the seatrs of a smuggling vehicle TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Tucson resident allegedly involved in a smuggling...
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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $60K in Marijuana
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseCBP officers at the Port of Douglas seized nearly 120 pounds of marijuana from within a smuggling vehicle TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Douglas woman Friday (Jan. at the Port of Douglas (Raul Hector Castro...
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Top Ten Seizures And Arrests Announced By Port Of Buffalo For FY 2015
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has compiled its top 10 seizures and arrests for fiscal year 2015, which runs from October 2014 to September 2015, at the Port of Buffalo. The seizures demonstrate the important role CBP officers...
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CBP Commissioner Inaugurates Cargo Pre-Inspection Program Pilot at Mesa de Otay
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | National Media ReleaseSAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske and Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Luis Videgaray were in Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, Mexico today to inaugurate the U.S.-Mexico Cargo Pre-Inspection Program...
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Philadelphia CBP Flexes Trade Enforcement Muscle and Seizes $35k Shipment of Counterfeit Smart Wristbands
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Local Media ReleasePHILADELPHIA – Some people may have an excuse for already abandoning their New Year’s fitness resolution: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized $35,000 in counterfeit smart wristbands recently in Philadelphia. Philadelphia CBP seized 350...
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CBP Chicago Finds Destructive Medfly in Air Cargo Shipment
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseCHICAGO—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists conducting cargo inspections at the O’Hare International Airport recently discovered an infestation of Mediterranean fruit fly larvae (Ceratitis capitata) in three shipments of...
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New Tucson Sector Chief Takes Command
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Paul A. Beeson, newly appointed Chief Patrol Agent of Tucson Sector, takes command and will lead Tucson Sector into the future. Chief Patrol Agent Beeson began his Border Patrol career in February of 1985, based on honor and service...
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