ICE New York City arrests previously deported illegal alien convicted sex abuse of a minor

NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement New York City arrested Jeremias Benites Vasquez, a 39-year-old citizen of El Salvador, during a targeted enforcement operation May 14 in Brentwood, New York.

ICE officers and special agents apprehended Benites during a traffic stop and served him with a notice of intent/decision to reinstate prior order as an alien who illegally reentered the United States after a prior removal order.

“This office remains committed to apprehending and removing criminal alien predators who commit horrific acts of violence against our most vulnerable community members,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City acting Field Office Director Bryan Flanagan.

U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered Benites near Mission, Texas, Aug. 20, 2009, and processed him as an expedited removal, charging him inadmissible to the U.S. ICE removed him to El Salvador Sept. 10, 2009. Benites reentered the United States at an unknown date and location without admission or parole by an immigration official.

On March 12, 2024, Benites was arrested for sexual assault: carnal abuse and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor. He was convicted of sexual abuse 1st: contact w/victim less than 13 where the defendant 21 or older, March 20, 2025. Benites is in ICE custody pending removal to El Salvador.

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