Thread: I.C.E. ERO deports Mexican accused murderer

I.C.E. News Release

March 13, 2012
Baltimore, MD

ICE ERO deports Mexican accused murderer

BALTIMORE — A Mexican national residing in Silver Spring, Md. wanted in his native country for homicide was turned over to Mexican law enforcement representatives Monday evening by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Alejo Arellano-Flores, 56, was transported from Harrisburg International Airport in Harrisburg, Pa., on board an ICE Air Operations charter aircraft escorted by ERO officers to the Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas. Thereafter, ERO officers escorted him over the Brownsville International Bridge located in Brownsville, Texas and turned him over to the Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) of Mexico. He is charged in a criminal warrant issued in February 2006 by the Criminal Court of Salvatierra, Ganajuato, in Mexico with homicide.

Arellano-Flores's removal to Mexico comes less than two months after his capture by the U.S. Marshals Service. He was taken into ERO custody Jan. 24 on administrative immigration violations. Department of Homeland Security databases indicated Arellano-Flores originally entered the United States at an unknown place and date and resided unlawfully in the country.

"This arrest and repatriation should serve as a reminder to foreign fugitives who mistakenly believe they can elude justice by fleeing to this country," said Calvin McCormick, field office director for ERO Baltimore. "ICE will continue to work closely with its foreign law enforcement counterparts not only to ensure that criminals are held accountable for their actions, but to safeguard the rights of law-abiding citizens here and overseas."

Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed more than 335 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 ERO deports Mexican accused murderer

My IMMEDIATE problem with this is, Why does it take MURDER, Loss of Life, Before these people are Deported???

It should NOT be allowed to come to this!..No Life should be lost to an Illegal before the Illegal is pursued and deported...

Will deporting him, somehow Bring the dead back to life????

For all we know 9 out of 10 illegals could be a murderer. I'm not saying that they are for sure, but for all we KNOW they could be. They go thru none of the screening people trying to come here LEGALLY have to. Besides being livid that they jumped the border, I worry about what disease they might be carrying

Originally Posted by ShawnX5

My IMMEDIATE problem with this is, Why does it take MURDER, Loss of Life, Before these people are Deported???

It should NOT be allowed to come to this!..No Life should be lost to an Illegal before the Illegal is pursued and deported...

Will deporting him, somehow Bring the dead back to life????

The murder was committed in Mexico so he has to be sent to Mexico for prosecution in a Mexican court.