I.C.E. News Release

OPERATIONAL

01/20/2015

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 16, 2015

Jan. 12, 2015 — ICE remains committed to ending human trafficking

For U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), human trafficking is one of the most heinous crimes it investigates. Full Story

Jan. 14, 2015 — ICE Houston office deports Salvadoran man wanted for homicide, extortion

A Salvadoran man wanted for homicide and extortion in his home country, who is also a member of the violent 18th Street Gang, was deported Jan. 14 by officers with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

Jan. 16, 2015 — ICE, Dominican Republic sign memorandum of cooperation

ICE and the National Police of the Dominican Republic signed a memorandum of cooperation in Washington, D.C., Jan. 14 to enhance their ability to share records containing the immigration and criminal histories of Dominican nationals being repatriated from the United States. Full Story

Jan. 15, 2015 — 2 men to be arraigned for selling millions’ worth of counterfeit electronics, including phony iPhones and iPads

Two men were arraigned Jan. 16 in Orange County, California, on money laundering and conspiracy charges for selling counterfeit electronic goods valued at nearly $3 million following a probe by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Fountain Valley Police Department. Full Story

Jan. 12, 2015 — Defendant in massive credit card and identity theft scheme extradited from Albania

A Macedonian national indicted nearly three years ago as part of a multiagency federal investigation into a worldwide online marketplace for stolen personal and financial information was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court Jan. 19, following his extradition from Albania under U.S. Marshals escort. Full Story

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