News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guinea, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru and Senegal. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they are processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.
Deportation officers with ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Nahun Ventura Ortiz-Isaguriz, 36, near his residence in Ellicott City.
On May 21, deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Ricardo Andre Barrera-Peleaz from the United States to Ecuador.
ERO Boston removed a 28-year-old unlawfully present Dominican noncitizen who is wanted by authorities in his home country for homicide charges. Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Frank Maiky Baez-Guerrero May 14 from the United States to the Dominican Republic.
ERO Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 39-year-old Salvadoran national convicted of sexually assaulting a minor in Baltimore. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Luis Portillo-Henriquez June 10 in Ellicott City.
ICE remains committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments. Comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay.
Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they are processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.
Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a Brazilian national convicted of armed carjacking in his native country.
ERO Boston arrested a Jamaican fugitive wanted in his home country for rape and sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years of age.
ERO Newark officers escorted and removed an Albanian national from the United States June 5 and turned him over to Albanian authorities in Tirane, Albania, June 6. He is wanted in Albania for exploitation of prostitution of a minor.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership met with CoreCivic leadership June 12. In a constantly changing environment, it’s increasingly important for the agency to engage with detention contractors, which helps officials ensure that detained noncitizens’ needs are being met while ensuring the continued understanding of our changing mission space and the shared responsibility of appropriate care for those in custody.
ICE engages with stakeholders nationwide, including state, local, tribal, territorial governments, elected officials, and law enforcement, the private sector, faith-based organizations and colleges and universities.
In just a two-week span, fugitive operations officers from ERO Houston and the ERO Waco office successfully apprehended five unlawfully present noncitizens who are currently wanted for murder or homicide in the United States or abroad.
ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian national wanted by authorities in his home following his conviction for robbery resulting in death.
These efforts support the implementation of the Presidential Proclamation announced on June 4, 2024, and joint Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice Interim Final Rule, Securing the Border, which will significantly streamline the expedited removal process and speed removals for those individuals who do not have a lawful basis to remain in the United States.
Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Yader Alexander Morales-Quevedo, a 24-year-old, Guatemalan noncitizen in New Bedford.
Those included removal flights to Albania, Central America, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Romania and Uzbekistan.
Valdeci Passos-Soares was removed from Las Vegas May 31 and transported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Air Operations to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and turned over to local authorities in Brazil.
Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Providence field office apprehended Rigberto Hoyos-Alban, 33, in Cranston May 22.
Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Luciano Silva Santos Jr., a citizen of Brazil with a final order of removal, on May 31.
ERO Philadelphia removed Adilson Rodrigues Dos Santos, a citizen of Brazil with a final order of removal, to Brazil on May 31. Rodrigues is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Brazil to serve a conviction for homicide.
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Raul Calderon-Interiano, 25, near his residence in Baltimore May 29.
Those included removal flights to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica and Mexico. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they are processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.
Deportation officers arrested the 34-year-old Russian fugitive near his residence in Chestnut Hill May 20.
ERO Boston apprehended a Brazilian national wanted by authorities in his home country for charges of drug trafficking and robbery by intimidation or violence.
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