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March 13, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Arling Antonio Gutierrez-Garcia, 49, a Nicaraguan citizen unlawfully present in the United States pleaded guilty March 10 to conspiracy to transport noncitizens.
March 10, 2023
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Victor Acosta, 47, of Tucson, further pleaded guilty to one count of smuggling goods from the United States.
March 10, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
On March 9, a federal judge in Del Rio sentenced Enrique Rodriguez, 21, of San Antonio, to 78 months in prison for conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in serious bodily injury or placing lives in jeopardy. In addition to his prison sentence, the judge ordered him to pay $205,827.97 in restitution.
March 10, 2023
|Transnational Gangs
On March 6, a federal judge sentenced Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa, 33, of Landover Hills, for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, committing murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence connected to his participation a transnational criminal enterprise.
March 10, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO New York City processed the 30-year-old Ecuadorian citizen and served them with a Notice to Appear. The noncitizen will remain in ICE custody without bond pending removal proceedings.
March 9, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Authorities transported Jhonathan Medina Garcia, 32, by ground from Las Vegas to the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, where members of ERO San Diego's Special Response Team assisted in the removal.
March 9, 2023
|Covid-19
On Jan. 30, the grand jury indicted Randy Steven Kaas on 14 counts, including fraudulent schemes and artifices, forgery and theft in Maricopa County Superior Court. The charges are related to $3,715,276.50 in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.
March 9, 2023
|National Security
Nathan Nichols, a 46-year-old resident of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal government property and operating an illegal gambling business on March 21, 2022.
March 9, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Aaron Negrete, 26, from Laredo, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaña.
March 8, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Miguel Angel Ceballos-Acuna, 30, of Mexico, pleaded guilty March 7 to a human smuggling event resulting in the death of a minor child.
March 8, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
On March 3, ERO Newark arrested a citizen and national of Brazil in Newark who was subject to a foreign arrest warrant and is wanted in Brazil to serve 15 years and six months in prison for murder.
March 8, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Officers with ERO Boston arrested a Brazilian national with an international arrest warrant in Burlington on Feb. 17. The fugitive had been convicted of document fraud and sentenced to two years in prison in Brazil.
March 8, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Officers with ERO Boston’s Fugitive Operations Team in Hartford, Connecticut, arrested a 38-year-old unlawfully present Ecuadorian woman wanted on charges of fraud and embezzlement in Ecuador. Officials arrested her in New Britain, Connecticut, on Feb. 27.
March 7, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
A charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations Unit flew Rolando Eduardo Ballagan, 38, from Alexandria International Airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Jose Joaquin Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador. ERO turned Ballagan over to authorities there.
March 7, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Ronald Alexander Rodriguez Fuentes and an ERO removal team departed from Harrisburg International Airport in Harrisburg via ICE Air, arriving at the Ramon Villeda Morales Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Feb. 24. Upon arrival in Honduras, ERO turned Rodriguez over to the proper authorities.
March 7, 2023
|Statement
ICE has reviewed all BI invoices and is unaware of any inaccuracies. Contracting staff are held to the highest standards and remain committed to ensuring accuracy and continuing to act as stewards of the taxpayer dollar.
March 6, 2023
|Detainee Death Notifications
Consistent with the ICE protocols, the appropriate components have been notified about the death, including DHS's OIG, and ICE OPR.
March 6, 2023
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
On Feb. 21, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Jessica Alvarado, 31, from San Juan. She was originally charged by criminal complaint for smuggling goods from the United States and possessing approximately 499 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute.
March 6, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Francisco Javier Quintanilla-Alcocer, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty March 3. Brandon Cibriano-Gonzalez, a 21-year-old Mexican citizen, and Orlando Andres Garcia, 23, Mission, Texas, had previously admitted their guilt in relation to the scheme.
March 3, 2023
|Partnership and Engagement
Fifteen agents from HSI’s Frederick office joined the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, the Frederick Police Department and the Maryland State Police to search for Limber Jocimar Lopez-Funez, 15, of Frederick, who was last seen on the evening of Feb. 24 near Alban Court in Frederick, along the Golden Mile.
March 3, 2023
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
A judge sentenced Luis Carlos Martinez-Chacon, 35, of Chihuahua, Mexico, to two years in prison and one year of supervised release on Feb. 22.
March 3, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Officials flew Song Guo Zheng, 60, from Detroit International Airport to Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Feb. 17, 2023, where they turned him over to local authorities.
March 3, 2023
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Kevin Durazo, 23, of Douglas, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting making false statements in connection with acquisition of a firearm and one count of making false statements in connection with acquisition of a firearm.
March 3, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Authorities turned over Cesar Giovanny Palomino-Espino, 24, to Mexican authorities at the international boundary at the Stanton Street Bridge in downtown El Paso.
March 2, 2023
|Labor Exploitation
Eduardo Javier Gomez, 32, and Margarita Alvarez, 40, a former couple from Edinburg, pleaded guilty in federal court to benefiting from forced labor following an HSI investigation.
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