https://www.ice.gov/ ICE Headline News Feed by State en Copyright 2020 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:16:00 -0400 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:52:57 -0400 https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-columbus-removes-noncitizen-wanted-murder-bahamas Monteze Leonard Rolle Jr., 21, was flown to the Bahamas and turned over to local authorities. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-columbus-removes-noncitizen-wanted-murder-bahamas Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:52:57 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-detroit-removes-fugitive-wanted-homicide-mexico Officials flew Omar Martinez-Suarez, a 39-year-old unlawfully present Mexican national, from the Toledo Express Airport to the Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas on March 7. On the same day, ERO Harlingen escorted him via ground transportation to the border and turned him over to Mexican authorities. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-detroit-removes-fugitive-wanted-homicide-mexico Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:55:30 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-detroit-arrests-fugitive-wanted-sexual-abuse-minor-mexico An arrest warrant was issued in the state of Michoacan, Mexico, on May 3, 2021, for Jose Trinidad Montes-Solorio, a citizen of Mexico, for sexual abuse of a minor. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-detroit-arrests-fugitive-wanted-sexual-abuse-minor-mexico Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:06:08 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/cleveland-man-convicted-shooting-federal-agents-sex-trafficking-juvenile-and Reuben Rankin, 36, of Cleveland, Ohio, was convicted of assaulting a federal agent with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, sex trafficking of a minor, production of child pornography and being a felon in possession of a firearm. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/cleveland-man-convicted-shooting-federal-agents-sex-trafficking-juvenile-and Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:42:37 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-aids-investigation-online-sales-psychedelic-mushrooms The six defendants were charged by criminal complaint in April with attempting and conspiring to manufacture, distribute and dispense controlled substances using cryptocurrencies via the dark web. The group was allegedly orchestrating millions of dollars of online drug sales. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-aids-investigation-online-sales-psychedelic-mushrooms Wed, 19 May 2021 14:14:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-salvadoran-ms-13-gang-member-accused-gang-membership-aggravated-homicide Santos Ceferino Amaya-Cruz, 35, an active MS-13 gang member, has been removed from the U.S. on two prior occasions, most recently in 2017. He is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-salvadoran-ms-13-gang-member-accused-gang-membership-aggravated-homicide Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:45:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/29-criminal-aliens-released-franklin-county-sheriffs-office-recent-weeks The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has released 29 criminal aliens and immigration violators since November 2019, despite written detainer requests filed with them by ICE. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/29-criminal-aliens-released-franklin-county-sheriffs-office-recent-weeks Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:30:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/child-exploitation-cases-among-highest-investigative-priority-ice-hsi-cleveland ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cleveland special agents and partner agencies brought charges against 47 accused child predators in 2019, as part of the agency's ongoing international effort known as Operation Predator. The arrests represented an increase of nearly 10 percent from 2018 and accounted for nearly 20 percent of all of the office’s investigative work.  https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/child-exploitation-cases-among-highest-investigative-priority-ice-hsi-cleveland Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:15:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/cleveland-man-charged-federal-court-after-allegedly-shooting-ice-hsi-special-agents Reuben Rankin, 34, was charged with one count of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/cleveland-man-charged-federal-court-after-allegedly-shooting-ice-hsi-special-agents Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:15:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/mexican-man-previously-deported-9-times-faces-drug-charges Luis Tapia, 27, was arrested at a Cincinnati residence Sept. 13. At the time of his arrest, Tapia attempted to escape from a second-floor window onto the roof. He eventually retreated into the house and locked himself in a closet. Special Response Team agents then forcibly entered the home and apprehended Tapia. He has remained in custody since. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/mexican-man-previously-deported-9-times-faces-drug-charges Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:00:30 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/grand-jury-indicts-18-mexico-ohio-heroin-money-laundering-and-immigration-document According to the 16-count indictment, Diego Ernesto Castaneda-Garcia was allegedly the leader of a drug trafficking organization that received imported heroin from Mexico, repackaged it into user quantities and sold it to heroin users in and around Central Ohio. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/grand-jury-indicts-18-mexico-ohio-heroin-money-laundering-and-immigration-document Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:45:15 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-offers-assistance-victim-identification-related-former-boy-scout-official Thomas Close is awaiting trial on charges of production of child pornography related to his alleged surreptitious recording of boys changing after swimming as part of Boy Scout activities. Close, 40, lived in Richland County. He was known as “Aqua Joe” because he worked with the Boy Scouts of America, often with their swimming program. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-offers-assistance-victim-identification-related-former-boy-scout-official Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:30:15 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/priest-charged-sexually-abusing-filipino-boys Kenneth B. Hendricks, 77, of Cincinnati, was arrested by Manila-based HSI special agents alongside Filipino  authorities Tuesday evening in the Philippines, where he currently serves as a missionary priest. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/priest-charged-sexually-abusing-filipino-boys Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:15:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/2-chinese-nationals-charged-operating-global-opioid-conspiracy-resulting-deaths Fujing Zheng, aka Gordon Jin, 35, and his father Guanghua Zheng, 62, both of whom reside in Shanghai, China, are charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to import controlled substances into the United States, operating a continued criminal enterprise, money laundering and other crimes. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/2-chinese-nationals-charged-operating-global-opioid-conspiracy-resulting-deaths Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:30:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-executes-federal-criminal-search-warrants-fresh-mark-146-arrested-immigration During the search warrant execution, authorities identified 146 Fresh Mark employees working at the Salem meat processor who were subject to arrest for immigration violations. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-executes-federal-criminal-search-warrants-fresh-mark-146-arrested-immigration Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:30:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ifpcu-c3-partner-offer-training-exploit-darknet-marketplaces The IFPCU and C3 provided dark web and cryptocurrency training to over 400 state and local law enforcement personnel located in Michigan and Ohio over the course of one week. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ifpcu-c3-partner-offer-training-exploit-darknet-marketplaces Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:45:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/fentanyl-package-bound-texas-intercepted-ohio-task-force The seizure comes days after ICE and Ohio officials announced that HSI special agents had trained more than 300 law enforcement personnel in the state on dark net and virtual currency, which is increasingly how synthetic opioids are purchased. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/fentanyl-package-bound-texas-intercepted-ohio-task-force Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:45:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-special-agent-appear-showtime-documentary As the national spotlight on opioids continues to increase, education about the epidemic is essential. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-special-agent-appear-showtime-documentary Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:15:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-columbus-special-agents-featured-showtime-documentary-series “The Trade” is scheduled to premiere on Showtime at 9 PM EST, Friday, Feb 2. 2018. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-columbus-special-agents-featured-showtime-documentary-series Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:30:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/4-more-members-and-associates-ms-13-charged-ongoing-central-ohio-investigation The 11-count superseding indictment alleges that defendants – members and associates of the MS-13 – conspired to commit extortion through the use of threatened or actual force, violence or fear to intimidate their victims into paying money to the defendants and their co-conspirators. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/4-more-members-and-associates-ms-13-charged-ongoing-central-ohio-investigation Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:15:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-deports-man-wanted-mexico-murder-0 Jorge Ochoa-Martinez 35, was transferred Nov. 14, to the custody of Mexican law enforcement officials by ERO officers at the Lincoln Juarez Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas. According to Mexican authorities, in 2006, Ochoa-Martinez and other suspects are accused of fatally bludgeoning a man with a screw driver. Authorities said the beating lasted for approximately 20 minutes. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-deports-man-wanted-mexico-murder-0 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:45:00 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-special-agents-receive-prestigious-ohio-attorney-generals-award "This dedicated group of special agents are among the best and brightest at HSI and are very deserving of this honor," said Steve Francis, special agent in charge of HSI Detroit, which oversees Michigan and Ohio. " The significant results of these task forces speak for themselves and to the powerful force multiplier of collaboration. I commend all the award recipients honored today and I’m proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with every member of the task force.” https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-special-agents-receive-prestigious-ohio-attorney-generals-award Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:00:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/members-central-ohio-clique-ms-13-charged-arrested A federal grand jury charged 10 individuals with conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence in an indictment returned July 27. Five other individuals were arrested and charged in criminal complaints with federal immigration-related crimes. Two of the 15 remain fugitives. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/members-central-ohio-clique-ms-13-charged-arrested Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:15:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-bosnian-serb-military-officer-deported-after-immigration-fraud-conviction Ilija Josipovic, 59, was removed to Bosnia via commercial airline under escort by deportation officers with ICE ERO without incident. In May, Josipovic pled guilty to two counts of possession of immigration documents procured by fraud. In the first count, Josipovic admitted that on Feb. 1, 2012, he used his Permanent Resident Card to obtain an Ohio driver’s license, knowing that the card was fraudulently obtained. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-bosnian-serb-military-officer-deported-after-immigration-fraud-conviction Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:45:30 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ohio-man-ordered-deported-hiding-his-activities-during-war-former-yugoslavia Ilija Josipovic, 59, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of immigration documents procured by fraud. U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson ordered Josipovic removed from the United States. He was also sentenced to eight months of house arrest. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ohio-man-ordered-deported-hiding-his-activities-during-war-former-yugoslavia Wed, 17 May 2017 11:00:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Ohio