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November 13, 2014San Antonio, TX, United StatesEnforcement and Removal

ICE San Antonio deports Mexican fugitive wanted for murder

Mexican man is accused of stabbing his wife to death
Daniel Mota-Torres, 35, was deported Nov.

SAN ANTONIO — A Mexican fugitive wanted in his home country for a murder in April was deported Friday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Daniel Mota-Torres, 35, was deported Nov. 14 and transferred to the custody of Mexican law enforcement authorities at the border crossing in Laredo, Texas.

According to Mexican authorities, on April 13, 2014, Mota-Torres allegedly stabbed his wife to death in front of the family home in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Mexican authorities state that Mota-Torres’s oldest child discovered his mother’s body lying in front of his house. ICE officers worked with Mexico’s Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) to coordinate Mota-Torres’s removal at the Laredo Port of Entry.

“This individual attempted to elude justice in Mexico by seeking safe haven in the United States," said Enrique M. Lucero, field office director for ERO San Antonio. "ICE prioritizes arresting and removing criminal aliens who pose a threat to our communities. We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners here and abroad to ensure these individuals are identified and brought to justice."

On Dec. 20, 2000, the U.S. Department of State issued Mota-Torres a Border Crossing Card which he used for nine years before letting it expire. On Sept. 23, 2014, he was encountered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Border Patrol near Laredo, Texas. Border Patrol transferred him to ICE custody where he remained until he was deported Friday.

Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed more than 720 foreign fugitives from the United States who were being sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder. ERO works with ICE's Office of International Operations, foreign consular offices in the United States and Interpol to identify foreign fugitives illegally present in the country.

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