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Recent News About U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement
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As part of ongoing efforts to combat cyber crimes and online financial fraud, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) launched an awareness campaign yesterday – Valentine’s Day – to educate the public on dangers associated with online romance scams and how individuals can protect themselves and loved ones.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami officers apprehended four unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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A judge sentenced a Mexican citizen Feb. 10 to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to import 28 pounds of fentanyl labeled as tomatoes.
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A federal judge sentenced a South Texas man to more than 21 years in federal prison on Feb. 10 for conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in death.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Denver officers apprehended 2 unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles officers apprehended 16 unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced new border initiatives in cooperation with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on Feb. 10 and Guam on Feb. 13 to advance border security.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Seattle officers apprehended three unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Dallas removed a former Salvadoran military officer from the United States on Feb. 10 for his role in human rights violations in his home country of El Salvador.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans officers apprehended two unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City officers apprehended six unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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A federal court convicted a Mexican citizen and U.S. visa holder Feb. 8 for trafficking approximately $650,000 in meth following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Laredo investigation.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended 67 unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin during a nation-wide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City officers effected the voluntary return of Abdiel Emanuel De la Garza Hernandez, an unlawfully present Mexican citizen wanted for homicide Feb. 2.
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An Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Division has resulted in two Mexican nationals being charged in the District of Columbia with conspiring to traffic methamphetamines and the precursor chemicals needed to manufacture methamphetamines.
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A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas sentenced a Houston-area child predator Feb. 9 to 80 years in federal prison for two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of child pornography following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force in Mexico, removed a foreign fugitive from the United States Feb. 9 who has illegally entered the U.S. 10 times and is wanted in his home country of Mexico for robbery.
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Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C. field office arrested a Salvadoran fugitive, who is listed as one of El Salvador’s top 100 most wanted criminals. ERO Washington D.C. apprehended Herberth Bonilla-Garcia, 40, during a targeted operation in Manassas, Virginia Dec. 1.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed today by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. included key measures to enable the agency’s critical homeland security missions.
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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Panama, in coordination with the local Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU), in addition to HSI Operation Expanded Impact Costa Rica and the Government of Costa Rica, executed 20 arrest warrants and 23 search warrants that resulted in the arrest of 19 individuals, the seizure of several vehicles, and the rescue of 77 migrants, Dec. 13.