ERO Columbus removes noncitizen wanted for murder in the Bahamas
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Columbus’ deportation officers removed an unlawfully present citizen of the Bahamas wanted in his home country on murder charges Oct. 19.
Monteze Leonard Rolle Jr., 21, was flown to the Bahamas and turned over to local authorities.
“ERO Detroit officers prioritize the safety of our communities, and a fugitive wanted for murder in his home country presents a significant public safety threat,” said ERO Detroit Field Office Director Robert Lynch. “These removals should send a clear message to other foreign fugitives hiding out in Michigan and Ohio that our officers will find you and arrest you.”
Rolle was admitted to the United States on June 29, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. ERO Detroit was later notified of Rolle’s active warrant in the Bahamas and arrested him in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 9, 2023.
On June 28, 2023, an immigration judge with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review in Detroit ordered Rolle removed from the United States to the Bahamas. Rolle waived his right to an appeal.
In fiscal year 2022, ERO arrested 46,396 noncitizens with criminal histories; this group had 198,498 associated charges and convictions. These included 21,531 assault offenses; 8,164 sex and sexual assault offenses; 5,554 weapons offenses; 1,501 homicide-related offenses; and 1,114 kidnapping offenses.
As one of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) three operational directorates, ERO is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.
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The ERO Detroit field office oversees suboffices in Michigan and Ohio.
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