Thread: I.C.E. Deports Gang Member Wanted For Murder in Mexico

I.C.E. News Release

December 29, 2008

ICE deports man wanted for 2 murders in Mexico

ICE deports a Houston gang member that Mexican officials believe was involved in a double murder.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A gang member arrested in Houston earlier this month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and Houston Police Department officers was deported to Mexico Monday to face charges for the murder of two women.

Carlos Garcia-Hernandez, 19, a citizen of Mexico, was turned over to Mexican officials on the Brownsville International Bridge at approximately 1:00 p.m. Monday. Garcia-Hernandez, a member of the "Houstone" street gang in Houston, Texas, was arrested December 11 after ICE received word that Mexican authorities were seeking him.

Garcia-Hernandez has previous convictions in Houston for possessing marijuana, escaping from law enforcement custody, and driving with a counterfeit driver's license. ICE previously deported him in November of 2007.

The number of illegal aliens repatriated by ICE jumped 20 percent in the latest fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30. During fiscal year 2008, ICE removed or returned a total of 349,041 illegal aliens to their native countries, compared to 288,663 in fiscal year 2007. Notably, one-third of the aliens removed last year had prior criminal convictions in addition to being in the country illegally.

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Last Modified: Monday, December 29, 2008
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0812/081229brownsville.htm

Houston gang member deported to Mexico

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 1:26 p.m.


HOUSTON (AP) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say a former member of the "Houstone" street gang has been deported to Mexico to face murder charges for the deaths of two women.

Carlos Garcia-Hernandez, a 19-year-old native of Mexico, was turned over yesterday to Mexican officials on the Brownsville International Bridge.

ICE officials took him into custody Dec. 11 after they learned he was being sought for the deaths.

The Houston Chronicle reports the women were killed during a robbery in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in March.

Three other people are already serving prison sentences in Mexico in connection to the case.

ICE previously deported Garcia-Hernandez in November 2007 after his conviction in Houston for possessing marijuana, escape and driving with a counterfeit driver's license.

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