U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations removed a wanted Guatemalan man unlawfully residing in the United States.
Carlos Horacio Suarez Monroy, 39, was reportedly wanted by Guatemalan law enforcement for aggravated sexual assault, according to a July 20 news release. He was turned over to the Guatemalan National Police.
"We are proud to work with our international partners to apprehend and remove foreign fugitives and return them to their home country to face justice," Jeffrey Seals, acting field office director of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Philadelphia, said in the news release. "The dedicated professionals of the Enforcement and Removal Operations teams perform a difficult job with compassion and humanity while keeping Americans safe from dangerous criminals that have come to the U.S. illegally."
According to the news release, Suarez was arrested in July 2013 by U.S. Border Patrol in Texas. He was released on an order of recognizance. INTERPOL alerted the authorities of Suarez' notice for aggravated assault Jan. 13, leading to his Jan. 16 arrest in Winthrop, Mass.
He was transferred to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pa. An immigration judge with the executive office for immigration review in Cleveland, Ohio, ordered his removal March 17. Suarez initially appealed, but withdrew the appeal in June, according to the release.
