ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending May 6, 2016

May 2, 2016 – Salt Lake City ICE officers arrest twice-deported, twice-convicted criminal alien sex offender from Mexico

An illegal alien from Mexico with two state sexual assault convictions, and two federal immigration convictions, was arrested May 5 by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

May 5, 2016 – HSI Chicago seizes nearly 60 tons of honey illegally imported from China

Special agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have seized nearly 60 tons of illegally imported Chinese honey valued at more than $200,000 destined for U.S. consumers. Full Story

May 5, 2016 - ICE deports former Kosovo Liberation Army soldier accused of persecuting ethnic Serbs during the Kosovo conflict

A Kosovo national accused of participating in the Kosovo Liberation Army's (KLA) persecution of suspected Serbian collaborators was removed May 2 from the United States by ERO officers. Full Story

May 5, 2016 – Ringleaders of human smuggling organization linked to multiple deaths get lengthy prison terms

Two Mexican nationals convicted of being key conspirators in an Arizona-based human smuggling ring linked to multiple deaths have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms, following a multiagency probe spearheaded by HSI. Full Story

May 6, 2016 – New Orleans motel sex trafficker sentenced to 24 years in prison

A Tennessee man was sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for his role in operating a sex trafficking enterprise out of the Riviera Motel in New Orleans that used force and threats to compel multiple women to engage in prostitution for the defendant’s profit. Full Story