ICE San Antonio officers deport Honduran man wanted for homicide

SAN ANTONIO — A Honduran national accused of homicide in his home country was deported Tuesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Renan Hernandez-Navarro, 50, is wanted in Honduras for a warrant for culpable homicide issued Aug. 18, 2000.  On Nov. 15, 2016, Hernandez-Navarro, was flown to Honduras and turned over to Honduran officials.

“ICE will continue to work with our law enforcement partners in Latin America and around the world to ensure that those who commit heinous crimes are held accountable for their actions and removed from our communities,” said Daniel Bible, field office director for ERO San Antonio.

Hernandez-Navarro was arrested near Eagle Pass, Texas, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Border Patrol Aug. 13, 2016 and ultimately transferred to ICE custody. On Aug. 31, ERO San Antonio was notified that Hernandez-Navarro was wanted for culpable homicide in Honduras. On Oct. 12, an immigration judge ordered Renan-Hernandez removed to Honduras.

Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed more than 1,700 foreign fugitives from the United States who were sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder. ERO works with the ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Office of International Operations, foreign consular offices in the United States, and Interpol to identify foreign fugitives illegally present in the United States. Members of the public who have information about foreign fugitives are urged to contact ICE by calling the ICE tip line at 1 (866) 347-2423 or internationally at 001-1802-872-6199. They can also file a tip online by completing ICE’s online tip form.

ERO coordinates the removal of criminals, foreign fugitives and others ordered deported. In 2015 alone, ERO removed 235,413 individuals from the United States. ICE is focused on smart and effective immigration enforcement that prioritizes its resources based on those who pose the biggest threat to national security, border security and public safety. ICE’s civil enforcement efforts are based on priorities set by the Secretary of Homeland Security in November 2014.