U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) highlighted several recent operations in a series of social media posts, detailing actions taken by its officers and agents across the United States.
On March 26, 2026, ICE posted on its official X account that, "Our ICE officers and agents are HEROES. On March 25, 2026, an ICE agent helping to support @TSA operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York jumped into action to help save the life of a one-year-old child experiencing a medical emergency. The heroic actions https://t.co/6keh5M0Yeg".
The following day, on March 27, 2026, ICE reported the issuance of an immigration detainer for a suspect in North Carolina: "DETAINER ISSUED FOR ALLEGED NC MURDERER Venezuelan national Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez was arrested for allegedly shooting a man to death in Mecklenburg County, NC, Jan. 24. ICE issued a detainer on him with the Mecklenburg County Jail March 23 to prevent him from https://t.co/awc7vnHTfx".
Later on March 27, ICE Boston announced the arrest of another individual wanted internationally: "WANTED FOR MURDER in her home country of Brazil, ICE Boston officers and special agents arrested fugitive an illegal alien Kele Cristian Alves-Pereira at-large in an Everett, MA, targeted operation March 13. She’ll remain in custody pending removal to face justice for her https://t.co/CqkN7IevgV".
ICE is responsible for enforcing federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration to promote homeland security and public safety. The agency routinely issues detainers when noncitizens are arrested by local law enforcement for alleged crimes so that they can be transferred into federal custody upon release from local detention facilities.
