News published on Federal Newswire in April 2025

News from April 2025


Mexican national indicted for illegal re-entry and false social security claims

A federal grand jury has issued a three-count indictment against Edgar Javier Castillo-Rodriguez, a 53-year-old Mexican national.


Pennsylvania man sentenced in $3.5 million COVID-19 loan fraud scheme

A man from Chester, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the government through COVID-19 pandemic loans.


Deming man convicted of federal child sexual abuse imagery charges

A U.S. District Court in Seattle has convicted a 47-year-old man from Deming, Washington, of federal offenses related to child sexual abuse imagery.


Sen. Lummis: 'The BITCOIN Act is the solution to our national debt'

Senator Cynthia Lummis has described the BITCOIN Act as a "solution" to addressing the national debt and securing America's future prosperity.


Sen. Lummis: 'Say it with me: this is the year for bitcoin and digital assets'

Senator Cynthia Lummis said that "this is the year" for Bitcoin and digital assets in a March 11 post on X. "Say it with me: this is the year for bitcoin and digital assets," said Lummis.


ICE deports Ecuadorian fugitive wanted for multiple criminal charges

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently removed Jose Luis Romero Diaz, an Ecuadorian national, back to Ecuador.


ICE Houston deports 174 criminal aliens with 610 convictions to Mexico in March

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston field office has deported 174 criminal aliens to Mexico from March 17 to March 28.


ICE apprehends Dominican fugitive wanted for homicide in Boston

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested a fugitive from the Dominican Republic wanted for homicide.


Former Puerto Rico officer sentenced for child exploitation after ICE investigation

A former Puerto Rico police officer, Luis Javier Pérez-Badillo, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the transportation of child pornography.


Phoenix court sentences human smuggling coordinator to 30 months in prison

Greiby Melissa Barcelo-Velasquez has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme to smuggle over 100 Colombians into the United States.


Ellensburg man sentenced to 15 years for child pornography offenses

A man from Ellensburg, Washington, Aaron Dollarhide, was sentenced on March 26 to 180 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography.


Tucson man accused of naturalization fraud after child sexual abuse arrest

A Tucson man, Juan Antonio Ruiz, was indicted for naturalization fraud by a federal grand jury on March 18, following an inquiry led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


OPINION: Endangered Species or Endangered Logic?

The past few months have exposed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for what it has become—a powerful weapon for thwarting human activities and taking others’ property in all but title.


Florida little league coach sentenced to 10 years for child enticement

A Florida man, who served as a little league baseball coach in Dunnellon, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.


ICE arrests Guatemalan man convicted of attempted murder in Maryland

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, a 37-year-old illegal alien and Guatemalan citizen, into custody in Cumberland, Maryland.


Law enforcement agencies rescue trafficking victims in Wellmade flooring operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with several law enforcement agencies, conducted a federal search warrant in Bartow County, Georgia, on March 26 as part of a criminal investigation.


ICE arrests Dominican national charged with serious offenses in Massachusetts

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Dominican national, Gregori Thomas Romero, in Lawrence, Massachusetts on February 1st.


ICE arrests fugitive wanted for homicide in Dominican Republic

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside federal partners from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have apprehended a fugitive from the Dominican Republic who was wanted for homicide.


Chinese nationals sentenced for fraud in identity theft scheme targeting U.S. retailers

Four Chinese nationals involved in a significant identity theft scheme have been sentenced to federal prison.


ICE expands capacity by reusing Glades County Jail for detentions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reinstated an agreement with the Glades County Board of County Commissioners to use Glades County Jail in Moore Haven, Florida, as a detention center for ICE detainees.