U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used its official social media account on April 8, 2026, to share information about recent enforcement actions and ongoing cases involving drug interdiction and immigration crime.
In a post from April 8, ICE announced an upcoming feature on National Geographic TV: "9PM ET tonight on @NatGeoTV’s “To Catch a Smuggler”: ICE @HSIMiami and @CBPAMO in Miami intercept a sailboat coming from Colombia with bricks of cocaine on board." The agency highlighted the collaboration between Homeland Security Investigations Miami and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations in Miami.
Later that day, ICE reported the arrest of an individual following his release from prison: "ICE arrested CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST Jorge Artemio Gonzalez-Lugo, of Mexico, upon his release from prison in Washington state, March 30. He’ll stay in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings."
In another post dated April 8, ICE referenced the case of Jocelyn Nungaray: "Jocelyn Nungaray should be a teenager now. Instead, she was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in June 2024 by two Venezuelan nationals in the country illegally. Thanks to ICE’s VOICE Office, immigration crime victims and their families are not alone. Our skilled" The Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office is designed to support victims of crimes committed by individuals who have violated immigration laws.
The role of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement includes investigating criminal activities such as drug smuggling operations at ports of entry as well as enforcing immigration laws through arrests and detention procedures for non-citizens convicted of serious offenses.
