ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona https://www.ice.gov/ ICE Headline News Feed by State en Copyright 2020 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:33:43 -0400 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:44:45 -0500 ERO Phoenix removes Mexican national with extensive criminal history for the 7th time https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-phoenix-removes-mexican-national-extensive-criminal-history-7th-time Deportation officers with ERO Phoenix removed Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, 49, a Mexican national who was removed on six previous occasions, via commercial air to Mexico March 1. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-phoenix-removes-mexican-national-extensive-criminal-history-7th-time Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:44:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona Arizona man sentenced to 17 years for sexually exploiting 14-month-old relative following HSI Flagstaff, Navajo County Sheriff investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/arizona-man-sentenced-17-years-sexually-exploiting-14-month-old-relative-following On Aug. 2, 2023, HSI agents notified the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Apprehension Team that they had discovered Joshuah Cruz Eberhart, 25, of Clay Springs, was distributing child sex abuse material online. Joshuah Cruz Eberhart https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/arizona-man-sentenced-17-years-sexually-exploiting-14-month-old-relative-following Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:10:54 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Phoenix sends human-smuggling driver to prison https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-phoenix-sends-human-smuggling-driver-prison Dinero Devon Washington, 46, of Phoenix, further pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport noncitizens on Sept. 7, 2023. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-phoenix-sends-human-smuggling-driver-prison Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:26:01 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona ERO Phoenix arrests 10 in local operation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-phoenix-arrests-10-local-operation The operation targeted 16 unlawfully present foreign nationals and resulted in 10 arrests. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-phoenix-arrests-10-local-operation Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:44:02 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Douglas sends human smuggling coordinator who recruited on Snapchat to prison for 71 months https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-sends-human-smuggling-coordinator-who-recruited-snapchat-prison-71-months Nathanael Alley Rivera, 23, of Eloy, pleaded guilty on Sept. 6, 2023, to conspiracy charges related to his supervisory role in transporting hundreds of undocumented noncitizens for financial gain. During the first months of the conspiracy, Rivera was on probation for a previous human smuggling conviction. Title: HSI Douglas sends human smuggling coordinator who recruited on Snapchat to prison for 71 months https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-sends-human-smuggling-coordinator-who-recruited-snapchat-prison-71-months Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:59:05 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona Child predator sentenced to 10 years following HSI Douglas, local police investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/child-predator-sentenced-10-years-following-hsi-douglas-local-police-investigation HSI began investigating Victor Francisco Mendez, 35, of Douglas, in June 2023, when the Douglas Police Department received information from the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Child predator sentenced to 10 years following HSI Douglas, local police investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/child-predator-sentenced-10-years-following-hsi-douglas-local-police-investigation Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:06:51 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona Methamphetamine distributor sentenced to 11 years following HSI Tucson, FBI case https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/methamphetamine-distributor-sentenced-11-years-following-hsi-tucson-fbi-case The judge ordered Jesus Hector Lagarda-Gil, 45, of Mexico, to forfeit a 2018 Mazda CX5 automobile and $148,000 in U.S. currency. Lagarda-Gil pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on Sept. 21, 2023. Methamphetamine distributor sentenced to 11 years following HSI Tucson, FBI case https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/methamphetamine-distributor-sentenced-11-years-following-hsi-tucson-fbi-case Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:58:49 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona Leader of human smuggling organization pleads guilty to conspiracy to transport noncitizens for profit following HSI Sells investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/leader-human-smuggling-organization-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-transport-noncitizens Sentencing for Maria Mendoza-Mendoza aka “La Guera,” 51, of Honduras, is scheduled for April 2 before U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/leader-human-smuggling-organization-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-transport-noncitizens Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:37:44 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona Nigerian national arrested in connection with inheritance fraud scheme following HSI Tucson, partner agency investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/nigerian-national-arrested-connection-inheritance-fraud-scheme-following-hsi-tucson Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, 50, of Lagos, Nigeria, faces federal charges in Miami. His co-defendants, Ezennia Peter Neboh; Kennedy Ikponmwosa; Iheanyichukwu Jonathan Abraham; 44; Emmanuel Samuel, 39; and Jerry Chucks Ozor, 43; all of London, were all arrested in April 2022 by authorities in Madrid and London. Ezemma remained a fugitive until his surrender and arrest. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/nigerian-national-arrested-connection-inheritance-fraud-scheme-following-hsi-tucson Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:48:32 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Yuma case results in 20-year-old pleading guilty to possessing 115 pounds of fentanyl pills with intent to distribute https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-yuma-case-results-20-year-old-pleading-guilty-possessing-115-pounds-fentanyl Nathan Hernandez, 20, of Yuma, is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on March 25, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-yuma-case-results-20-year-old-pleading-guilty-possessing-115-pounds-fentanyl Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:11:29 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Tucson, multiagency case sends drug trafficker to prison for 12 years for possession of a firearm and conspiracy to distribute approximately 90,000 fentanyl pills https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-case-sends-drug-trafficker-prison-12-years-possession-firearm Pilar Angel Leon-Beltran, 44, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty to the charges on March 22. He admitted to being in violation of a condition of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-case-sends-drug-trafficker-prison-12-years-possession-firearm Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:48:07 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Nogales, multiagency case results in indictments for Malas Manas leaders for human smuggling and drug trafficking https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-nogales-multiagency-case-results-indictments-malas-manas-leaders-human-smuggling On Nov.29, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an 11-count indictment against Jorge Damian Roman-Figueroa, Luis Eduardo Roman-Flores, Manuel Jose Bernal, Joel Salazar-Ballesteros and Jesus Armando Gonzalez-Villela, citizens of Mexico, for conspiracy to transport aliens; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments; conspiracy to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; distribution of marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-nogales-multiagency-case-results-indictments-malas-manas-leaders-human-smuggling Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:47:27 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Yuma case sends methamphetamine smuggler to prison for 10 years https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-yuma-case-sends-methamphetamine-smuggler-prison-10-years Jesus Vega Perez, 22, of Casa Grande, was convicted by a federal jury on Jan. 19 of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and importation of methamphetamine. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-yuma-case-sends-methamphetamine-smuggler-prison-10-years Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:03:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Douglas, multiagency case results conviction for human-smuggling foot guide after death of migrant in his care https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-multiagency-case-results-conviction-human-smuggling-foot-guide-after Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 27, of Agua Prieta, Mexico, is facing a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each of his smuggling convictions and at least five years for bringing undocumented migrants into the country for profit. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-multiagency-case-results-conviction-human-smuggling-foot-guide-after Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:53:22 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Tucson case sends Bosnian war criminal to 70 months in federal prison https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-case-sends-bosnian-war-criminal-70-months-federal-prison Sinisa Djurdjic, 50, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was found guilty by a jury on May 19 after a nine-day trial. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-case-sends-bosnian-war-criminal-70-months-federal-prison Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:08:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Phoenix seeks help identifying potential victims of ex-MMA fighter arrested for multiple sex crimes involving minors https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-phoenix-seeks-help-identifying-potential-victims-ex-mma-fighter-arrested-multiple James Bond, of Scottsdale, is a former MMA fighter known as “Underdog” who changed his name from Jaymes Christopher Schulte. James Bond https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-phoenix-seeks-help-identifying-potential-victims-ex-mma-fighter-arrested-multiple Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:18:44 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Nogales, Border Patrol case sends Arizona man to prison for illegally transporting migrants for profit https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-nogales-border-patrol-case-sends-arizona-man-prison-illegally-transporting Jesus Moises Ruiz Jr., 34, of Rio Rico, pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to one count of transportation of illegal aliens for profit. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-nogales-border-patrol-case-sends-arizona-man-prison-illegally-transporting Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:40:21 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Douglas case sends woman to 12 months in prison for role as social media recruiter for human smuggling https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-case-sends-woman-12-months-prison-role-social-media-recruiter-human Destiney Rae Montoya, 22, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit on Aug. 16. The offense includes a sentencing enhancement for being a coordinator. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-case-sends-woman-12-months-prison-role-social-media-recruiter-human Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:28:26 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Nogales, CBP case results in 120-month sentence for man who smuggled fentanyl https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-nogales-cbp-case-results-120-month-sentence-man-who-smuggled-fentanyl Gerardo Hernandez, 40, of Tucson, pleaded guilty on May 5 to importation of fentanyl. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-nogales-cbp-case-results-120-month-sentence-man-who-smuggled-fentanyl Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:14:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Tucson, multiagency case sends 2 Nigerian nationals to prison for international scheme that defrauded elderly US victims https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-case-sends-2-nigerian-nationals-prison-international-scheme According to court documents, Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, who was sentenced to 128 months of incarceration, was the lead defendant of a group of fraudsters who sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States, falsely claiming that the sender was a representative of a bank in Spain and that the recipient was entitled to receive a multimillion-dollar inheritance left for the recipient by a family member who had died years before in Portugal. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-case-sends-2-nigerian-nationals-prison-international-scheme Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:52:48 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona Woman sentenced to 10 years for fatal crash that killed noncitizens following HSI Sells, Border Patrol case https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/woman-sentenced-10-years-fatal-crash-killed-noncitizens-following-hsi-sells-border Sunshine Michelle Betters, 47, of Tucson, was sentenced to an additional 11 months imprisonment for violating her federal supervised release for a prior conviction for transportation of noncitizens. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/woman-sentenced-10-years-fatal-crash-killed-noncitizens-following-hsi-sells-border Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:56:58 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Tucson, multiagency investigation unearths over $1M worth of dinosaur bones allegedly stolen from Utah, shipped to China for profit https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-investigation-unearths-over-1m-worth-dinosaur-bones-allegedly According to court documents, Vint Wade, 65, and Donna Wade, 67, of Moab, Utah; Steven Willing, 67, of Los Angeles, California; and Jordan Willing, 40 of Ashland, Oregon, committed several felony offenses against the United States by violating the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act. HSI Tucson, multiagency investigation unearths over $1M worth of dinosaur bones allegedly stolen from Utah, shipped to China for profit https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-investigation-unearths-over-1m-worth-dinosaur-bones-allegedly Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:41:40 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Douglas case sends online child predator to prison for 24 years https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-case-sends-online-child-predator-prison-24-years Jeremy Carson Lamb, 39, of Mesa, pleaded guilty on June 13 to one count of attempted production of child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-case-sends-online-child-predator-prison-24-years Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:26:22 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Tucson, multiagency case results in truck driver charged in attempt to smuggle over half-a-ton of cocaine into the US https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-case-results-truck-driver-charged-attempt-smuggle-over-half The complaint alleges that, on Oct. 4, Oswaldo Lopez-Escobar, of Mexico, was driving a semi-truck and applied for admission into the United States from Mexico at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. HSI Tucson, multiagency case results in truck driver charged in attempt to smuggle over half-a-ton of cocaine into the US https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-tucson-multiagency-case-results-truck-driver-charged-attempt-smuggle-over-half Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:13:24 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona HSI Douglas case results in conspiracy indictments for 3 human smugglers https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-case-results-conspiracy-indictments-3-human-smugglers According to the indictment, Saul Parra, Patrick Orozco and Rafael Gamez-Ramirez, all from Tucson, began coordinating human smuggling activity around November 2021. Allegedly, Gamez-Ramirez coordinated with Orozco to purchase a parcel of land located in Bisbee to facilitate the transport of undocumented noncitizens into the United States. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-case-results-conspiracy-indictments-3-human-smugglers Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:31:59 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Arizona