U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Alvaro De Jesus Martinez-Juarez, a Guatemalan national, from the United States to Guatemala on June 28. Martinez was convicted of sexual offenses against a child.
"ICE will not tolerate criminal aliens preying on innocent children in our communities," stated Joseph Freden, Deputy Field Office Director for ICE Buffalo Enforcement and Removal Operations. "We will prioritize the pursuit of these vile predators and seek their prompt removal from the United States."
Martinez, aged 55, admitted to entering the U.S. illegally in 1990 by crossing from Mexico into California without proper admission or parole by immigration officials. He was arrested on March 17, 2015, by the Nassau County Police Department for two counts of first-degree sexual conduct against a child under 13 years old while he was over 18. The Nassau County Court found him guilty of one count on September 18, 2017, sentencing him to a 12-year prison term.
An immigration judge ordered his removal from the U.S. on April 9, 2019.
ICE Buffalo took custody of Martinez on June 20 after his release from New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s facility in Wallkill and detained him at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility until his deportation to Guatemala.
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