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August 25, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Andrew Joel Galvan, a 27-year-old resident of Houston, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to 360 months for each count of producing child pornography to run concurrently, and to 120 months total for receiving and possessing child pornography.
August 24, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Individuals who lack a lawful basis to stay in the United States are ordered removed, consistent with U.S. law – all individuals who are removed have been screened for protection concerns.
August 24, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Ja-Anthony Ledell Kennedy, 26, pleaded guilty to receiving child sexual abuse material on April 24. In addition to his prison sentence, Kennedy was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to his victims and will be required to register as a sex offender.
August 24, 2023
|Cultural Property, Art and Antiquities Investigations
The antiquities were stolen in 2008 from a private collection and museum in Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico.
August 24, 2023
|Narcotics
On Aug. 24, Jose Antonio Carlos III, 22, of Laredo, was arrested without incident. Carlos is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher dos Santos on Aug. 25.
August 24, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Dan McClure, a 71-year-old resident of Pearland, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to serve 262 months for the receipt of child pornography and 240 months for the possession of child pornography.
August 24, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Rodney Williams, 53, of Harrisonburg, received the sentence Aug. 14 at the Rockingham County Circuit Court in Harrisonburg.
August 23, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Individuals who lack a lawful basis to stay in the United States are ordered removed, consistent with U.S. law – all individuals who are removed have been screened for protection concerns.
August 23, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore removed Ahmad Muhammad Khan, 50, a citizen of Pakistan and Canada, August 16.
August 23, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Rolando Vladimir Larrea-Flores, 51, is wanted in Ecuador for rape of a minor. He was flown from Denver International Airport to Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and handed over to local authorities.
August 23, 2023
|Partnership and Engagement
Special agents from HSI Baltimore and officers from CBP Baltimore embarked on an outreach effort to spread awareness about the practice of female genital mutilation. Operation Limelight USA strives to protect women and girls around the world from the harmful practice of female genital mutilation through education and outreach.
August 23, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Juan Pablo Ortiz-Herrera, 24, is wanted in his native Mexico for homicide. He was transported from ERO detention in Las Vegas, Nevada via ground transport and arrived on the same day at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California.
August 22, 2023
|Management and Administration
HSI is the principal investigative component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – investigating, disrupting, and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks that threaten or seek to exploit the customs and immigration laws of the United States.
August 22, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Houston, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the SAFE Task Force, removed Celestino Andrade, a 71-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive, from the United States on Aug. 18.
August 22, 2023
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Victor Coronado Jr., 40, of Tucson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States.
August 21, 2023
|Partnership and Engagement
Award winners were recognized for particular career achievement and serve as role models for women in law enforcement.
August 21, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
The noncitizen has an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the District Court in Leon, Nicaragua, for murder.
August 18, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking, Partnership and Engagement
The knowledge shared provided a valuable opportunity for HSI, local leaders, law enforcement partners, and non-governmental stakeholders to ensure everyone has the same, up-to-date information concerning the indicators of human trafficking, how to appropriately respond to the crime, and how to best support its victims.
August 17, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
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Individuals who lack a lawful basis to stay in the United States are ordered removed, consistent with U.S. law – all individuals who are removed have been screened for protection concerns.
August 17, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Billy Eggleston, 50, of St. Albans, received the sentence Aug. 15 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Charleston. Eggleston must also register as a sex offender.
August 17, 2023
|Operational
HSI is opening two job announcements. One is specifically geared toward women with the intention of increasing diversity. The agency’s goal is to employ 30% women agents by 2030. The second call is specific to Puerto Rico and requires candidates to be Spanish-proficient.
August 16, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
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Individuals who lack a lawful basis to stay in the United States are ordered removed, consistent with U.S. law – all individuals who are removed have been screened for protection concerns.
August 16, 2023
|Narcotics, Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Fabian Alvarado was sentenced Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to 10 years in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release for human smuggling and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamines.
August 16, 2023
|Narcotics
Emilio Ramon Torres was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 or more kilograms of cocaine and 1 or more kilograms of heroin, as well as possession with intent to distribute 16 kilograms of cocaine.
August 16, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Criminal Apprehension Program arrested the 53-year-old, who has been present in the United States for more than 25 years and was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, third-degree sex offense and incest in Montgomery County.
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