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October 14, 2023
|National Security
ICE formally assumed chair of the FELEG, on Oct. 14, during a ceremony at the IACP Annual Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California.
October 13, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Gordon Wesley Roughton II, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 17 years in federal prison without parole on Oct. 12.
October 13, 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.
October 13, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO New York City arrested Teo Boon Ching Oct. 6. Ching, a 58-year-old citizen of Malaysia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking.
October 13, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Rodrigo Lopez-Penaloza was removed on a flight coordinated by ICE's Air Operations Unit to Mexico. Upon arrival in Mexico, ERO turned him over to local authorities without incident.
October 12, 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.
October 12, 2023
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
More than 1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran last year have been transferred to Ukraine following an investigation conducted by HSI Washington, D.C., the DCIS of the Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General, and the DOJ. The U.S. government transferred the 1.1 million rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces Oct 2.
October 12, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
The 30-year-old Guatemalan national was recently arrested by local authorities on felony charges including two counts of rape, three counts of assault to rape, and one count of assault and battery on a pregnant victim.
October 12, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Officers with ICE's ERO Seattle removed Karin Wallner, 47, a citizen of Austria who is wanted in her home country, Oct. 3.
October 11, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
In July 2021, the 37-year-old Brazilian fugitive unlawfully entered the United States at Otay Mesa, California, and was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol. He was released under the ATD program pending removal proceedings.
October 11, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Baltimore arrested an undocumented noncitizen who was previously removed from the United States after a conviction for distribution of methamphetamine.
October 10, 2023
|Human Rights Violators
HSI Space Coast special agents, fugitive operations officers with ICE's ERO Miami’s Orlando suboffice, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office’s Volusia Bureau of Investigation, Melbourne Police Department Task Force officers, and members of the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Pedro Paulo Barrientos Nunez in Deltona on Oct. 5.
October 10, 2023
|Detainee Death Notifications
Consistent with ICE protocols, the appropriate components were been notified about the death, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General, and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility.
October 10, 2023
|Child Exploitation
On Oct. 6, special agents from HSI arrested Pedro Juan Molina-Falconi, a 34-year-old security guard from a school in Barceloneta.
October 6, 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.
October 6, 2023
|Cultural Property, Art and Antiquities Investigations
Experts at the University of California, Los Angeles determined the item to be an ancient ceremonial drinking vessel originating in Argentina. A pre-Columbian art expert revealed the artifact was a genuine antiquity and dated it to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old. The piece belongs to the Condorhuasi-Alamito or Aguada cultures in present-day northwest Argentina.
October 6, 2023
|Contraband
On Sept. 22, 2023, Antonio Casillas Montero, owner of Stone City Kennels, was sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act and for possession of dogs for use in animal fighting ventures. U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico W. Stephen Muldrow announced the sentence.
October 5, 2023
|Narcotics
Jose Daniel Ramirez, 20, of San Diego, admitted to selling the fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone to the victim — referred to as K.W. P. in court documents — and others. In a series of text messages, Ramirez agreed to sell “2 blues” to K.W.P.
October 5, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Officers with ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present Haitian national Oct. 3 in Sturbridge who was recently arrested and arraigned on charges of assault and battery on a family member.
October 5, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
The noncitizen was convicted of breaking into and setting fire to a church in 2017 and will now remain in U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody pending removal proceedings.
October 5, 2023
|Financial Crimes
Summer Marie Creech, 45, admitted that beginning in or around 2019 she learned how to acquire genuine Series I savings bonds numbers. She then used computer software and printers to forge counterfeit bonds.
October 5, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
The noncitizen had been convicted on multiple felony charges, including intent to distribute heroin, illegal firearms possession, aggravated identity theft, false representation of a social security number and unlawful reentry after deportation. The convicted felon was apprehended Oct. 4 in Methuen while possessing fentanyl and cocaine.
October 5, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
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.
October 4, 2023
|Document and Benefit Fraud
According to court documents, Ana Maria Hernandez, 53, portrayed herself to be a USCIS employee and defrauded numerous undocumented noncitizen victims and their family members by falsely representing that she would process their immigration applications for a substantial fee.
October 4, 2023
|Narcotics
The case began on March 15, when Zulema Ruas Madrid, 43, of Mexico, was arrested as part of the multiagency operation. Officials found her in possession of approximately 15.52 pounds of cocaine and charged her with possession of a narcotic drug, possession of narcotic drugs for sale, and transportation of narcotic drugs.
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