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Recent News About U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement
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A previously convicted felon was sentenced Jan. 17 to more than five years in federal prison for a firearms violation following a multi-agency investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office.
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A Mexican national was sentenced Jan. 12 for harboring individuals and possessing firearms following a joint investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, and the Cameron County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.
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An investigation conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington field office resulted in a seven-year prison sentence for a former Washington resident for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography.
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Deportation officers with the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore field office apprehended a Dominican national convicted of human trafficking, Jan. 5. ERO Baltimore’s fugitive operations took Miguel Almonte, 42, into custody in Fairmount Heights.
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A San Antonio man was sentenced in federal court Jan. 10 to 17 years in prison for cyberstalking, extortion and distribution of child pornography.
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A Kansas city man was indicted during the week of January 9 for smuggling firearms, ammunition and other firearms accessories from the United States into Mexico following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations.
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A 34-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty to transporting noncitizens within the United States resulting in two deaths following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, and the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Detroit removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in his home country of Mexico.
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An Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service’s San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force assisted in the arrest of a man wanted for various sex and financial crimes.
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The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) El Paso field office removed two undocumented noncitizen fugitives wanted in El Salvador, Jan. 6 – one is wanted for homicide and the other for human trafficking.
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Two Venezuelan nationals wanted by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for human trafficking and sex exploitation were turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Dec. 28, by officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami.
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Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Brazilian citizen convicted of attempted murder in Brazil near Malden, Jan. 9.
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The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago field office removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive Jan. 6 wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.
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Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City field office arrested Gazmir Xhurxhi, Jan. 9. Xhurxhi is a noncitizen who overstayed his visa in the United States and is wanted for fraud in Albania.
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A South Texas woman was sentenced Jan. 10 to eight years in federal prison for her role in a multi-state cocaine trafficking conspiracy following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Houston’s Victoria office, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Starr County District Attorney’s Office; Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office; and Texas Office of the Attorney General.
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Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested Deann Pires de Mello, a Brazilian citizen wanted for aggravated homicide in Brazil near Framingham, Jan. 9.
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A gang leader from the Texas Chicano Brotherhood was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Jan. 10 for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Victoria, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Starr County District Attorney’s Office; Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office; and Texas Office of the Attorney General.
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A South Texas resident pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to drug trafficking-related charges after an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi and U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed he attempted to smuggle more than $1.1 million in cocaine through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint.
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Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles field office arrested Edwing Edgardo Ramos-Alvarado, 39, a citizen of El Salvador subject to an arrest warrant issued in his home country for crimes of illicit association with the known criminal gang MS-13, Jan. 3.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Atlanta, ERO Mexico, and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.