I.C.E. News Releases


07/05/2019

NEW YORK, NY

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ERO New York assists in extradition of foreign fugitive
ICE is focused on removing public safety threats, such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members, as well as individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws, including those who illegally re-entered the country after being removed and immigration fugitives ordered removed by federal immigration judges.



07/03/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes 37 Cambodian nationals
Among these 37 individuals were 35 convicted criminals, who traveled via a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) ICE Air Operations flight from Dallas, Texas to their home country.



07/03/2019

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ERO Philadelphia removes Dominican nationals wanted for murder in their home country
Two Dominican nationals wanted for murder and manslaughter in their home country were removed Tuesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. ERO previously removed one of the individuals in 2011.



07/03/2019

RENO, NV



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE assists in violent offender arrest in Sun Valley
Officers with U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) assisted the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) lead fugitive task force and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office in yesterday’s arrest of Rodolfo Navarro-Salgado.




07/03/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM


SEVP reminds US schools that CPT, OPT are not interchangeable
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) oversees two types of practical training program for international students, curricular practical training (CPT) and optional practical training (OPT). The two programs, however, have different requirements and purposes. As a result, the two training programs are not interchangeable.



07/03/2019

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Convicted sex offender removed to Costa Rica
Michael Cerdas Molina was convicted of sexual assault against a minor in Costa Rica in 2016 and sentenced to six years imprisonment. However, he absconded to the United States in March 2017, prior to serving his sentence, using a valid nonimmigrant visa that was issued to him in 2010. He failed to depart the United States in accordance with the terms of his admission, which rendered him removable under U.S. immigration law.



07/01/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE releases FY19 second quarter enforcement data
Statement attributable to Nathalie R. Asher (ICE Executive Associate Director) – The enforcement statistics from January-March 2019 illustrate that U.S.



07/01/2019

BOSTON, MA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Rwandan man sentenced for immigration fraud and perjury in connection with 1994 genocide
Jean Leonard Teganya, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Denis Saylor IV to 97 months in prison. Upon completion of his sentence, Teganya will face removal proceedings. In addition, Judge Saylor found that Teganya obstructed justice by committing perjury when he testified during trial. In April 2019, Teganya was convicted by a jury of two counts of immigration fraud and three counts of perjury.




07/01/2019

HOUSTON, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away in Houston-area hospital
A Honduran man, who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), died Sunday at the Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital (MHNH) in Humble, Texas.An autopsy is pending to determine his cause of death.



06/28/2019

MIAMI, FL



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


ICE Homeland Security Investigations announces results of international operation targeting weapons traffickers
The international operation resulted in a total of 25 arrests and 53 search warrants executed in three countries. Over the course of the operation, law enforcement seized 5,300 firearms and components, 167 explosives/ordinances and 15 silencers from the transnational criminal organization (TCO).



06/28/2019

SAN DIEGO, CA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE Homeland Security Investigations brings the fight against female genital mutilation to San Diego's international air hub
As part of Operation Limelight USA, HSI is conducting similar public outreach at international airports throughout the U.S. The U.S. program was designed by HSI’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center, basing it off the United Kingdom’s Operation Limelight which is conducted by the Metropolitan Police Service and Border Authority.



06/26/2019

LOS ANGELES, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


El Salvador national charged with posting child pornography on Facebook and illegally reentering the US after deportation
José Ramón Aguilar-Moreno, 50, who recently has been living in Fontana, Calif., has been charged with four felonies: distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography, failure to register as a sex offender, and being an illegal alien who reentered the U.S. following deportation.




06/26/2019

ODESSA, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


West Texas school bus driver charged with possessing child pornography
Reid Derrick Witcher, 45, was arrested after authorities executed a state search warrant at his Odessa home. According to the filed federal criminal complaint, Witcher said he has been downloading and viewing child pornography for about 10 years, and he possessed about 100,000 images of child pornography contained in electronic media.



06/25/2019

BALTIMORE, MD



NARCOTICS


BEST team in Baltimore seizes 333 pounds of cocaine in container of beach chairs from China
While conducting import trade enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers detected an anomaly during an x-ray scan of a container of beach chairs from China. Officers also observed that the original security seal lock was replaced with another lock. Officers discovered four large black duffel bags inside the container. The bags contained a combined 125 bricks of a white powdery substance that field-tested positive for cocaine.



06/25/2019

BEAUMONT, TX



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Northeast Texas family pleads guilty to tax evasion, money laundering proceeds from one of the largest gambling operations in US history
Larry Earnest Tillery (father), 69, Judy Kay Tillery (mother), 62, and Brian Tillery (son), 46, all from Beaumont, Texas, pleaded guilty June 25, for their roles in a massive gambling operation.



06/25/2019

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 75 in North Texas and Oklahoma areas during 4-day operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives
Aliens arrested during this operation are from the following seven countries: Mexico (5, Guatemala (6), Honduras (6), El Salvador (2), Kenya (1), Ecuador (1) and Vietnam (1).




06/24/2019

SAN ANTONIO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 52 in South, Central Texas during a 4-day enforcement surge
During this enforcement surge, ICE deportation officers made arrests in the following Texas cities: Rio Grande Valley (9), San Antonio (7), Laredo (20), and Austin/Waco (16). Of those arrested, 46 were men; six were women.



06/24/2019

DETROIT, MI



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


2 Michigan companies partner with IMAGE program
IMAGE stands for ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers. As part of this agreement, STEC USA and Tranor Industries, have pledged to maintain a secure and stable workforce and curtail the employment of unauthorized workers through outreach and education.



06/21/2019

BALTIMORE, MD



NARCOTICS


Eastern Shore drug dealer sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl analogues
U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Narada Walls, age 38, of Salisbury, Maryland, today to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess and to distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Fentanyl analogues are chemical compounds designed to have effects similar to fentanyl and can be just as deadly. Judge Russell also ordered that Walls must forfeit anything of value seized during the investigation, including $29,650 in cash.



06/21/2019

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Tunisian national with terrorist ties removed from US
Houcine Ghoul departed the U.S. from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York Wednesday evening, escorted by ERO officers. He was turned over to Tunisian authorities Thursday, upon his arrival in his home country.




06/21/2019

PHILADELPHIA, PA



NARCOTICS


ICE HSI Philadelphia participates in joint press conference announcing the seizure of over 17 tons of cocaine
A combined 15,582 bricks, totaling more than 35,000 pounds of a white, powdery substance testing positive for cocaine were discovered during the multi-agency enforcement operation. Authorities seized the cocaine as well as $56,330 found on the vessel believed to be proceeds from illegal smuggling activities.



06/19/2019

OAKLAND, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE Homeland Security Investigations remains committed to public safety, hunting down online predators
After a two-week trial, David John Telles Jr., was sentenced Tuesday to serve 302 months in prison by a U.S. District Judge for sex crimes involving a minor.



06/18/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE awards new contract for rapid DNA testing at southwest border, expands pilot program
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded Friday a 10-month contract for technical equipment and supplies to continue identifying fraudulent familial relationship claims made by individuals entering or attempting to enter the United States using rapid DNA testing.



06/17/2019

TOPEKA, KS



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Florida man arrested in Kansas on charges of human trafficking, sexually exploiting a child
Evan H. Vollerthum, 35, of Naples, Florida, was arrested Monday for aggravated human trafficking and attempted commercial sexual exploitation of a child.




06/17/2019

SEATTLE, WA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Cooperation between ICE, local law enforcement makes for safer communities
There is an inherent increase in risk to personnel and bystanders when ICE officers and agents must go out into the community to proactively locate these previously detained criminal aliens. ICE commends our local law enforcement colleagues who work to minimize that risk by cooperating with ICE to apprehend criminal aliens at the time of their release from local custody.

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