ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending May 20, 2016

May 16, 2016 — ICE arrests 87 in Nevada enforcement operation targeting convicted criminals

Convicted drug traffickers and known street gang members are among the 87 foreign nationals arrested in the Reno and Las Vegas areas last week during an operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers focused on targeting at-large criminal aliens who pose a public safety threat.

May 18, 2016 — ICE returns 1493 Columbus letter to Italy

A 1493 copy of Christopher Columbus' letter describing his discoveries in the Americas was returned Wednesday to the government of Italy by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). An investigation conducted by HSI revealed that the letter, bound in a volume, was stolen from the Riccardiana Library in Florence, Italy, at an unknown time and later donated to the U.S. Library of Congress in 2004.

May 20, 2016 — Fiji man indicted for conspiring to export sensitive technology to China

A Fijian national who traveled from New Zealand to Seattle to allegedly procure export-restricted technology to sell to customers in China was arraigned Thursday on federal charges of conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act, following an undercover probe by ICE's HSI special agents

May 20, 2016 — Youth violin teacher charged with transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography

A private violin teacher surrendered May 20 at the White Plains federal courthouse to face child pornography charges. The charges follow an investigation by HSI special agents.

May 20, 2016 — Southern Arizona man sentenced for operating human smuggling drop house

A southern Arizona man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for operating a human smuggling house, following an investigation by HSI special agents.