Thread: Secure Communities Program catches Mexican wanted for murder

I.C.E. News Release

July 6, 2012
Atlanta, GA

ICE removes Mexican national wanted for murder

ATLANTA – A Mexican citizen wanted for murder in his homeland was turned over to Mexican law enforcement officers Thursday following his removal from the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Alfredo Montalvo-Coreno, 32, was arrested by the Fayette County Police Department in January for driving without a license. After his fingerprints were submitted to ICE under the Secure Communities program, officers discovered that Montalvo-Coreno was the subject of an Interpol warrant for a homicide committed in the Mexican State of Guanajuato in 2002. ERO took custody of Montalvo-Coreno June 7 and detained him at the Stewart Detention Center. He was flown to Texas Thursday and turned over to officials from the Mexican Office of the General Attorney at the Laredo, Texas, port of entry.

"ICE works closely with our international law enforcement partners to identify, locate and deport aliens who are wanted in their home countries for allegedly committing heinous crimes," said Felicia Skinner, field office director of ERO Atlanta. "We will not allow criminal aliens to use the United States as a safe haven from their crimes." Skinner oversees ERO activities in Georgia and the Carolinas.

Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed more than 455 foreign fugitives from the United States who were being sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder. ERO works with ICE's Office of International Affairs, foreign consular offices in the United States, and Interpol to identify foreign fugitives illegally present in the country.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security.

ICE is a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities. For more information, visit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. To report suspicious activity, call 1-866-347-2423 or complete our tip form.

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security

ICE removes Mexican national wanted for murder

I.C.E. News Release

June 6, 2012
San Antonio, TX
ICE deports El Salvadoran wanted for homicide and aggravated assault
SAN ANTONIO – A man from El Salvador, who is wanted in his home country for homicide and aggravated assault, was deported and turned over to El Salvadoran law enforcement officials Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Carlos Alberto Tobar-Guevara, 33, was deported via U.S. government charter flight July 5. An Interpol arrest warrant was issued for Tobar-Guevara June 3, 2010 in connection with the homicide and aggravated assault of an El Salvadorian national.

Tobar-Guevara illegally entered the United States May 31 near Rio Grande City, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol agents apprehended him at that time. During routine processing June 2, CBP discovered that he was wanted in El Salvador for two egregious crimes. CBP transferred him to ERO custody where he remained until his removal July 5.

"ICE ensures that aliens do not escape justice in their home countries by seeking safe haven in the United States," said Enrique M. Lucero, ERO San Antonio field office director. "ICE's primary priority is to identify and remove aliens who pose a threat to our communities, which is a significant overall benefit to public safety."

ERO is focused on smart, effective immigration enforcement that targets serious criminal aliens who present the greatest risk to the security of our communities, such as those charged with or convicted of homicide, rape, robbery, kidnapping, major drug offenses and threats to national security. ERO also prioritizes the arrest and removal of those who game the immigration system including immigration fugitives or those criminal aliens who have been previously deported and illegally re-entered the country.

Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed about 455foreign fugitives from the United States who were being sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder.

ERO works with ICE's Office of International Affairs, foreign consular offices in the United States, and Interpol to identify foreign fugitives illegally present in the country.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security

ICE is a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities. For more information, visit www.ICE.gov. To report suspicious activity, call 1-866-347-2423.

• U.S. Dept of Homeland Security

ICE deports El Salvadoran wanted for homicide and aggravated assault