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February 5, 2024
|Narcotics
Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, admitted that he created and intended to distribute counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl or other opioids.
February 5, 2024
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives, National Security
Moctar Ahmadou Gouroudja Ahmadou, a 26-year-old citizen of Niger who is in the United States on a nonimmigration student visa, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for unlawfully transporting and possessing a firearm, which violates the terms of his visa. Ahmadou was convicted March 14, 2023, following a jury trial.
February 5, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
The 42-year-old Mexican citizen, who also holds Guatemalan citizenship, unlawfully entered the United States at an unknown location, on an unknown date prior to December 2004, without being inspected or admitted by a U.S. immigration official.
February 2, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
All arrests took place in the assigned ERO Seattle states of Alaska, Washington and Oregon, with criminal convictions made by courts in Washington and Oregon.
February 2, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Baltimore apprehended an undocumented Salvadoran noncitizen convicted of illegally possessing an unregistered firearm. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Criminal Apprehension Program arrested the 24-year-old member of the notorious MS-13 street gang Jan. 10 at his residence in Silver Spring.
February 2, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Harlingen apprehended six unlawfully present noncitizens with pending charges or convictions for murder, homicide or assault against children during a nationwide law enforcement effort from January 16-28.
February 2, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Philadelphia removed Thalles Mendes Ribeiro, a citizen of Brazil with a final order of removal, to Brazil on Jan. 26. Mendes is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for false imprisonment and rape.
February 2, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE, working in coordination with DHS and CBP, facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru and Senegal, Jan. 29 – Feb. 2.
February 2, 2024
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Roberto Esquivel, 25, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
February 2, 2024
|Document and Benefit Fraud
Jaiprakash Gulvady, 51, of Land O’ Lakes, pleaded guilty to procuring citizenship or naturalization unlawfully, misusing evidence of citizenship or naturalization, making false statements in a passport application, and using a passport secured by false statements.
February 2, 2024
|Narcotics
Alonso “Galladita” Pineda-Torres, 52, of Colombia, was sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine on vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
February 1, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE's ERO officers apprehended 26 unlawfully present noncitizens with pending charges or convictions for murder, homicide and assault against children during a nationwide law enforcement effort that ran from January 16 to 28. 
February 1, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
Those arrested include a 51-year-old citizen of El Salvador arrested in Salt Lake City. In July 2009, the Third District Court in Salt Lake City convicted this noncitizen of misdemeanor negligent homicide; she will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
February 1, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
During the arrest, ERO officers also located an assault rifle, a pistol, and large amounts of ammunition for both weapons.
February 1, 2024
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Human trafficking is the act of deliberately evading immigration laws and illegally importing people into a country. Transporting people as cargo brings transnational criminal organizations billions of dollars.
February 1, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE focuses on the arrest of noncitizens who have committed crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws.
January 31, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal, Statement
ICE engages with stakeholders nationwide, including state, local, tribal, territorial governments, elected officials, and law enforcement, the private sector, faith-based organizations and colleges and universities.
January 31, 2024
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking, Statement, Partnership and Engagement
ICE Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director Patrick J. Lechleitner, met with Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares, at the Washington D.C.-based DHS CCHT today.
January 31, 2024
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
According to court documents, Gregory Massey, 30, and his girlfriend and co-defendant Patricia Hart, forced two adult victims to engage in commercial sex in different locations during 2021 and 2022.
January 31, 2024
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
David Pasillas Martinez, 52, of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled.
January 31, 2024
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Saul Castorena, 41, and his brother, Steven Castorena, 40, are charged with conspiracy to take a hostage, two counts of hostage taking, conspiracy related to harboring undocumented noncitizens, and two counts of harboring an undocumented noncitizen.
January 31, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Philadelphia removed Rakin Islam Chowdhury, a citizen of Bangladesh with a final order of removal, to Bangladesh on Jan. 17. Chowdhury was previously convicted of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
January 30, 2024
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
David Fehr Wiebe, of Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled.
January 30, 2024
|Child Exploitation
According to court documents, Harold Lee McMullen possessed more than 400 images depicting the sexual abuse of children. Authorities obtained a search warrant after discovering that his computer’s IP address exchanged child sexual abuse material over BitTorrent. McMullen was arrested Aug. 15, 2023, and pleaded guilty Sept. 14, 2023.
January 30, 2024
|Enforcement and Removal
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 30-year-old MS-13 gang member Jan. 29 near his residence in Silver Spring.
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