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Venezuelan Citizen Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fraudulent Green Card

A Venezuelan citizen admitted to possessing a fraudulent green card in federal court today and will be sentenced in October.

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Venezuelan Citizen Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fraudulent Green Card​

Monday, July 15, 2024


For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Georgia

Sibling and Roommate also Face Federal Charges for Allegedly Having Fake Identifications

MACON, Ga. – A Venezuelan citizen admitted to possessing a fraudulent green card in federal court today and will be sentenced in October.
Diego Ibarra, 28, of Venezuela, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a fraudulent document before U.S. District Judge Tilman E. Self, III on July 15. Ibarra faces a maximum of ten years in prison to be followed by up to three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine per count. Ibarra remains in federal detention. His sentencing date is scheduled for Oct. 7. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents and statements referenced in court, Diego Ibarra admitted to possessing a counterfeit United States Permanent Resident Card in the name of Diego Jose Ibarra in Athens, Georgia, on Oct. 27, 2023, and Feb. 23, 2024.
His sibling, Argenis Ibarra, 24, and former roommate, Rosbeli Flores-Bello, 29, both of Venezuela, are charged by federal indictment with two counts each of possession of a fraudulent document and face a maximum of ten years in prison to be followed by up to three years of supervised release and a $250,0000 fine per count. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct, and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to the filed indictment, Argenis Ibarra and Flores-Bello are alleged to have each possessed a fraudulent United States Permanent Resident Card and a counterfeit United States Social Security Card in the names of Argenis Jose Ibarra Ibarra and Rodrianny Brito Brito respectively on Feb. 23, 2024, in Athens. Argenis Ibarra had his initial appearance in Macon on July 11, and was detained. Flores-Bello’s detention hearing is scheduled for July 16, in San Antonio, Texas.
A federal grand jury returned the superseding indictment charging all three co-defendants on June 11, 2024; the indictment was unsealed on July 2, 2024.
The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with critical assistance from FBI, GBI, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, University of Georgia Police Department and Clarke County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Morrison is prosecuting the case for the Government.

Updated July 15, 2024

 

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HSI San Diego, multiagency case sends trafficker to 19.5 years in prison for supplying weapons and ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

Keith Octavio Rodriguez Padilla, a prolific firearms trafficker, was sentenced in federal court Jan. 13, to 19.5 years in custody for his role in supplying weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Sinaloa Cartel.

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January 24, 2025
San Diego, CAFirearms, Ammunition and Explosives, Transnational Gangs

HSI San Diego, multiagency case sends trafficker to 19.5 years in prison for supplying weapons and ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel​

SAN DIEGO — Keith Octavio Rodriguez Padilla, a prolific firearms trafficker, was sentenced in federal court Jan. 13, to 19.5 years in custody for his role in supplying weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Sinaloa Cartel.

This case is part of a long-running investigation targeting the Valenzuela Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), which was a significant component of the Sinaloa Cartel. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated this case with assistance from multiple federal, state and local law enforcement partners*.

“Today’s sentencing is a direct result of the hard work and collaboration between HSI and our law enforcement partners. This extensive investigation highlights our unwavering commitment to protecting our country and communities from the dangers of illegal firearms trafficking,” said Shawn Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of HSI San Diego. “We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the drug trafficking organizations are disrupted and held accountable.”

“Guns and ammunition smuggled into Mexico support cartels and empower drug traffickers,” said U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath. “This case continues to deal blow after blow to that infrastructure, sending a clear message: DOJ will prosecute every angle of cartel operations — from drug importation to money laundering to arms trafficking — to combat death and destruction on both sides of the border.”

The Valenzuela TCO was one of the largest importers of cocaine into the United States. The TCO sourced cocaine and other controlled substances (including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana) from South America and Mexico, transported the drugs to multiple locations along the U.S.-Mexico border using commercial trucking companies, smuggled the drugs into the country, and distributed them throughout the United States. The TCO then smuggled the bulk cash proceeds from its drug trafficking activities back to the TCO’s leadership in Mexico.

According to court records, throughout 2020, the Valenzuela TCO, including one of its leaders, Jorge Alberto Valenzuela Valenzuela, was engaged in violent conflict with another component of the Sinaloa Cartel led by Ivan Archivaldo Guzman-Salazar. During this conflict, Jorge’s brother and previous TCO leader, Gabriel Valenzuela-Valenzuela, was killed. This led the Valenzuela TCO to procure large quantities of firearms, ammunition, tactical gear, armored vehicles, and ballistic vests. A considerable number of these items were sourced from within the United States and clandestinely smuggled into Mexico, using numerous arms trafficking networks.

During the multi-year investigation, agents identified Keith Octavio Rodriguez Padilla as a firearms and ammunition trafficker and broker for the TCO. Rodriguez Padilla and his co-conspirators worked with high-ranking organization members to supply firearms to the TCO. These firearms ranged from .50 caliber rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers to assault style rifles (AK-47s, AR-15s, FN SCARs) and handguns. In addition to the weapons, Rodriguez Padilla and his co-conspirators supplied tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the TCO. Some of these weapons and ammunition were acquired in the United States, including from California, Arizona, and Nevada, and then smuggled through the Ports of Entry in San Diego and Arizona to Mexico.

For example, on Nov. 20, 2020, DEA and HSI agents initiated surveillance at a commercial truck yard being operated by the Valenzuela TCO in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego. Agents ultimately obtained a search warrant for this truck yard and during the search, seized approximately $3,078,880 in bulk U.S. currency, approximately 685 kilograms of cocaine, 24 kilograms of fentanyl, and a pickup truck with a trap gas tank the size of half the truck bed were discovered. The truck yard contained numerous tractors-trailers, along with numerous other vehicles. Inside one of the trailers, agents seized approximately 20,000 rounds of .50 caliber ammunition, along with approximately 427 ballistic plate carriers, approximately 1,000 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition, and approximately 104 magazines for .50 caliber ammunition. Agents learned that Rodriguez Padilla had purchased the .50 caliber ammunition on behalf of the TCO.

To date, this investigation has resulted in charges against 109 defendants and the seizure of approximately 2,000 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl, more than $16 million in cash, and 21,000 rounds of ammunition.

“Weapons trafficking fuels drug-related violence,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian Clark. “Money and greed are the foundation of the Sinaloa cartel business model and Padilla provided a lifeline by trafficking firearms. This sentence underscores our commitment to aggressively pursue the Sinaloa Cartel at every level, to include all facilitators who profit from drug-related violence. Strong relationships between law enforcement agencies have proven invaluable as we work together to save lives.”

“This multi-year investigation and lengthy federal prison sentence highlights the hard work, dedication, and cooperation of multiple law enforcement agencies to disrupt and dismantle violent transnational criminal organizations,” said FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Travis Holland. “Today’s sentence serves as a reminder, we will continue to leverage the strength of federal, state, and local law enforcement to bring justice against the Cartels and individuals working on their behalf.”

“Mr. Padilla’s role in trafficking weapons and ammunition not only facilitated violence between cartel organizations, but also facilitated the endangerment of American citizens as these transnational criminal organizations bring dangerous and deadly drugs into the United States,” said Special Agent in Charge Tyler Hatcher, IRS Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office. “This sentencing demonstrates the result of well-coordinated investigations and the effectiveness of our partnered investigations. Protecting American citizens is the number one priority for every law enforcement organization, and IRS-CI is proud to be a partner in this investigation.”

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew J. Sutton and Mikaela Weber.

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Strike Force Initiative, which provides for the establishment of permanent multi-agency task force teams that work side-by-side in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence-driven, multi-jurisdictional operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations.

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ICE Dallas arrests East African man charged with 3 counts of sexual assault

Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office arrested Uqbasilassie Kiflemariam, 40, a citizen of Eritrea and convicted sex offender.

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February 13, 2025
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ICE Dallas arrests East African man charged with 3 counts of sexual assault​

Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office arrested Uqbasilassie Kiflemariam, 40, a citizen of Eritrea and convicted sex offender.

DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an East African man following his confinement for sexual assault and failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office arrested Uqbasilassie Kiflemariam, 40, a citizen of Eritrea and convicted sex offender Feb 7.

On Sept. 12, 2013, the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Police Department apprehended Kiflemariam, charging him for rape.

The Tulsa County District Court convicted Kiflemariam of three counts of rape in the first degree, Feb. 19, 2014. He was sentenced to 10 years confinement with sex offender registration requirements.

On July 5, 2022, an immigration judge ordered Kiflemariam removed from the United States. The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office arrested Kiflemariam for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements Feb. 20, 2024.

“The importance surrounding the arrest and pending removal of this individual highlights our commitment to enforcing the immigration laws of our nation,” said ICE Dallas Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office acting Director Joshua Johnson. “Individuals such as Uqbasilassie Kiflemariam represent a significant threat to public safety in our communities. We will not relent in our efforts to expedite his removal.”

Kiflemariam will remain in ICE custody pending his removal to Eritrea.

Members of the public can report immigration crimes or suspicious activity by dialing the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

For more news and information on ICE’s efforts to enforce our nation’s immigration laws in North Texas and Oklahoma follow us at @ERODallas.

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25 charged in multiagency probe targeting San Diego-area gangs linked to drug trafficking

The two indictments unsealed this week describe four conspiracies involving overlapping players with ties to more than 10 street gangs, including the Skyline, the Samoan Bloods, the Kalaban, the Stateside Islanders, the Paradise Hills Locos, Logan Heights, Old Town National City, National City...

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25 charged in multiagency probe targeting San Diego-area gangs linked to drug trafficking​

Methamphetamine, heroin, and guns seized during 2-day takedown
SAN DIEGO – Following a yearlong multiagency investigation, 25 individuals with suspected ties to San Diego-area violent street gangs have been charged with gun and drug-trafficking crimes in indictments unsealed in federal court this week.

During a two-day enforcement action that concluded Thursday, 18 of the defendants were taken into custody. The majority of the arrests occurred in the Skyline and Paradise Hills neighborhoods.

The remaining seven defendants charged in the case are still being sought. In addition to the arrests, the investigation has so far resulted in the seizure of six weapons, more than 1,500 grams of methamphetamine, and 248 grams of heroin.

“Methamphetamine is ravaging our communities, and it’s not just users who are suffering,” said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. “Residents in these meth- and gang-infested areas deserve to live in peace, free of gunfire, violence and fear.”

The two indictments unsealed this week describe four conspiracies involving overlapping players with ties to more than 10 street gangs, including the Skyline, the Samoan Bloods, the Kalaban, the Stateside Islanders, the Paradise Hills Locos, Logan Heights, Old Town National City, National City Southside Mob, Trust No Soul, and Lincoln Park gang.

The indictments are the result of a multiagency probe involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, and the San Diego Police Department. In addition, the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the El Cajon Police Department, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, the San Diego County Probation Department, and the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force Gang Group provided substantial assistance with this week’s enforcement actions.

“HSI and our law enforcement partners have successfully disrupted a contraband smuggling operation linked to several San Diego-area gangs,” said Dave Shaw, special agent in charge for HSI San Diego. “We’ve dealt a serious blow to violent gang organizations as part of our ongoing commitment to making our communities safer.”
According to court documents and a search warrant affidavit, most of the defendants identified during the investigation were selling methamphetamine. Many of the conspiracy charges involve the importation of methamphetamine and heroin smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico.

Twelve of the defendants were arraigned in federal court Wednesday and Thursday, with two more expected to appear in federal court Friday. The remaining four defendants, who are in state custody, are expected to make their initial appearances in federal court next week. The maximum penalties for the charges alleged in the indictments range from 10 years to life in prison.

The arrests are the latest in a series of large-scale, multiagency crackdowns on street gangs and their related criminal activity in San Diego County neighborhoods. The goal is to eradicate gang-related violence, halt the cash flow the gangs generate through criminal activity, and ultimately dismantle the entire organization.

 

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45 charged in multiagency probe targeting San Diego-area gangs linked to drug, weapons trafficking

Many of the search locations were homes where drugs and guns had been stored or sold, including an apartment across the street from Hoover High School. Among the guns recovered during the probe, dubbed Crystal Palace II, were numerous assault rifles; AR-15 semi-automatic rifles; and at least two...

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45 charged in multiagency probe targeting San Diego-area gangs linked to drug, weapons trafficking​

45 charged in multiagency probe targeting San Diego-area gangs linked to drug, weapons trafficking
SAN DIEGO — Following a yearlong investigation and three-day enforcement operation, 45 individuals with ties to six San Diego-area criminal street gangs have been charged with gun and methamphetamine-trafficking crimes in indictments unsealed this week.

As of Thursday morning, 40 of the defendants were in custody and 52 weapons had been seized. A coalition of federal, state and local agents also conducted searches at sites in eight San Diego-area neighborhoods – including Linda Vista, Midtown, City Heights, Mid City, Clairemont Mesa and Oak Park.

Many of the search locations were homes where drugs and guns had been stored or sold, including an apartment across the street from Hoover High School. Among the guns recovered during the probe, dubbed Crystal Palace II, were numerous assault rifles; AR-15 semi-automatic rifles; and at least two AK-47s.

The 10 indictments describe five different conspiracies with overlapping players, including individuals with ties to the Oriental Killer Boys, the Oriental Mob Crips, the Viet Boys, the Tiny Oriental Crips, the Logan Heights Calle Treinta and Linda Vista Crips. According to the case indictments and search warrant affidavits, most defendants were drug traffickers selling methamphetamine. Some were felons in possession of firearms.

The indictments are the result of a multiagency probe involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol aided with this week's searches and arrests.

"We are absolutely committed to making our neighborhoods safe from violent gang activity and drug trafficking," said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. "We will not allow our neighborhoods to become headquarters for drug-pushing, gun-toting gangsters."

"HSI and our law enforcement partners have struck a serious blow to violent gang organizations in San Diego," said Derek Benner, special agent in charge for HSI San Diego. "The investigation focused on disrupting criminal gang activity in Southern California based on previously gathered intelligence. This week's arrests, which included a number of high-level gang members, will immediately improve community safety."

"This is exactly the type of criminal activity that DEA and its law enforcement partners want to ensure is not afflicting the streets of San Diego," said Special Agent in Charge William R. Sherman of the San Diego DEA.

"Combating violent crime to make our communities safer is our first goal," said John D'Angelo, acting special agent in charge of the ATF Los Angeles Field Division. "We best achieve that through effective partnerships and innovative enforcement. In this investigation, our agencies worked together, but uniquely applied our respective resources and enforcement jurisdictions to the overall effort. As a result, we made a far greater impact together than any of us could have alone."

According to court documents, some of the defendants were distributing methamphetamine far beyond the California's borders – from Hawaii to Guam, and from central California to Minnesota.

This case is the latest in a series of large-scale, multiagency crackdowns on street gang activity in San Diego County neighborhoods. Including these latest indictments, almost 300 people have been charged in a number of major federal gang prosecutions since January 2012, with scores of guilty pleas entered. The common denominator in most of the cases is methamphetamine, an increasingly popular commodity among gang members because it is cheap to produce, highly addictive and in great demand.

Federal prosecutions of methamphetamine drug crimes in the Southern District of California, which includes San Diego and Imperial counties, have increased more than 500 percent in the last five years, from 144 cases in fiscal year 2008 to 910 cases in fiscal year 2013.

While San Diego County was once known for its large number of methamphetamine labs, production has shifted to "super labs" operated by drug cartels in Mexico. As a result, methamphetamine seizures at U.S. ports of entry along the California-Mexico border have almost doubled. In fiscal 2013, nearly 12,000 pounds of methamphetamine were seized at the ports, compared to almost 6,700 pounds two years earlier, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics.

 

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ICE, multi-agency partners arrest suspected TdA gang member previously convicted of attempting to smuggling firearms

February 14, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE Austin along with law enforcement partners arrested a suspected TdA gang member for being in the country illegally. He is a prior felon who was convicted and sentenced for firearms smuggling. He is now facing removal from the U.S.

South Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling 36 aliens in tractor trailer following investigation by ICE, US Border Patrol

February 14, 2025

|Human Smuggling/Trafficking



Eusebio Cavazos, a 33-year-old resident of Alamo, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to transporting aliens into or within the U.S. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 15 and faces up to five years in federal prison and a maximum $250,000 possible fine.



ICE arrests criminal alien convicted of secretly recording others in bathroom

February 14, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Houston arrested Daniel Alejandro Tristan-Guerra, a 28-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, in Hallettsville and he was taken to the Victoria County Jail for processing.

 

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Mexican citizen sentenced to 15 months in prison, following ICE, law enforcement partner investigation

February 14, 2025

|Human Smuggling/Trafficking



Jesus Ortiz-Plata, 46, of Independence, Oregon was arrested May 23, 2024, in Everett, Washington, with aliens who had been smuggled into the United States from Canada.



ICE Seattle arrests aliens who pose significant public threats in Washington

February 14, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as part of a joint federal law enforcement effort, arrested three illegal aliens who have or continue to pose a threat to public safety.



ICE removes Paisas gang member wanted for homicide who illegally entered US 10 times

February 14, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE removed Humberto Romero Avila, a 45-year-old Paisas gang member and foreign fugitive, to Mexico Feb. 13. Romero has illegally entered the U.S. 10 times and is wanted in Mexico for allegedly murdering Geovany Uriel Prado Morales, a 22-year-old Mexican national, Dec. 2, 2007, in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.



8 Venezuelan illegal aliens with ties to Tren da Aragua are charged with transnational commercial sex enterprise crimes

February 14, 2025

|Transnational Gangs, Human Rights Violators, Human Smuggling/Trafficking, National Security, Organized Crime, Partnership and Engagement



An ICE investigation with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation led to a four-count indictment which was unsealed in the Middle District of Tennessee charging eight defendants, with ties to the Tren da Aragua (TdA) gang, with various offenses stemming from their involvement with a transnational commercial sex enterprise.



ICE Indianapolis arrests Venezuelan citizen with ties to Tren de Aragua wanted by Chilean authorities for kidnapping charges

February 13, 2025

|Organized Crime, Transnational Gangs



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Venezuelan citizen Feb. 11 wanted by Chilean authorities in connection with a kidnapping.



ICE Cincinnati arrests illegal alien convicted of sex crimes

February 13, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE arrested Ciro Teodoro-Rivera, a criminal alien from Mexico with a conviction for sexual imposition and aggravated assault, in Cincinnati Feb. 10.

 

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ICE San Diego arrests illegal Mexican national convicted of sex offenses

February 13, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Freddy Mogollan, 41, a citizen of Mexico and convicted sex offender, Feb. 11 in San Diego.



ICE Dallas arrests East African man charged with 3 counts of sexual assault

February 13, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office arrested Uqbasilassie Kiflemariam, 40, a citizen of Eritrea and convicted sex offender.

ICE ERO Newark arrests Peruvian wanted for child rape overseas

February 13, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE arrested an illegally present Peruvian alien wanted overseas for the rape of a minor in in Guttenberg, New Jersey, Feb. 11. The name of the alien is being withheld due to privacy issues involved with the case.



ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan national charged with forcibly raping Massachusetts minor

February 12, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Guatemalan national charged with three counts of forcible rape of a child and three counts of aggravated rape of a child when officers arrested Jose Fernando-Perez, 49, in Framingham, Massachusetts, Feb. 2.

ICE Tucson arrests Mexican national illegally present in the US, wanted in Mexico for homicide

February 12, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegal Mexican national wanted for homicide in Mexico when ICE, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Michell Armando Santander-Ortega, 30, Feb. 8.



ICE Seattle arrests fugitive from El Salvador wanted in home country for murder

February 12, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE arrested Jose Marin-Lozano, 47, a citizen of El Salvador wanted in his home country for a variety of charges to include homicide, Feb. 11 in Seattle.

Mexican citizen sentenced to 27 years in prison after targeting more than 60 young girls in online sextortion scheme, following HSI St. Paul, joint partner investigation

February 12, 2025

|Child Exploitation



According to court documents, between April 2022 and June 2023, Valentin Silva Quintana, 31, used social media apps, including Snapchat and Instagram, to threaten, sexually manipulate, and exploit more than 60 young girls primarily between 9 and 12 years old in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Zealand and elsewhere.


ICE Washington, D.C. and FBI Washington, D.C. arrest 7 illegal aliens in Northern Virginia operation

February 12, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE, assisted by the FBI, apprehended seven illegally present aliens during a routine enforcement operation in Annandale, Feb. 5.



ICE Boston arrests illegal Turkish national charged with witness intimidation, assault, battery on intellectually disabled person

February 12, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE apprehended an illegally present Turkish national charged in Massachusetts with assault and battery against a household member, witness intimidation, and two counts of assault and battery against a person with an intellectual disability when officers arrested Berkan Karamurtlu, 27, in Somerville, Jan. 22.

ICE HSI New England investigation leads to recovery of over $300,000 to victim of a computer support scam

February 12, 2025

|Cyber Crimes, Financial Crimes



According to the complaint (3:24cv840), in February 2024, an elderly woman was tricked by a scammer who mimicked Microsoft customer support. The victim transferred approximately $550,000 to the scammers in two wire transfers.

ICE arrests TdA gang member suspected in Chicago mass shooting

February 12, 2025

|Transnational Gangs, Enforcement and Removal



ICE arrested Ricardo Padillia-Granadillo, 24, an illegally present Venezuelan national, Feb. 8 in Raleigh.



ICE removes 6-time deported criminal alien to Mexico

February 11, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE transported Jesus Alvarez Sinecio, a 32-year-old Mexican national, from the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, to the Laredo Port of Entry where he was released into Mexico.

ICE Washington, D.C. operation results in prison for Honduran sex offender who illegally reentered the United States

February 11, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement previously arrested Garcia-Gordillo on three occasions and subsequently removed him from the U.S., and arrested him again in Prince William County on Oct. 8, 2024, after his most recent illegal re-entry.



ICE Boston arrests illegal Brazilian national convicted in Connecticut of sexual assault, unlawful restraint, violating protective order

February 11, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal



ICE apprehended an illegal Brazilian national convicted in Connecticut of sexual assault, unlawful restraint and two counts of violating a restraining order when officers arrested Emerson Eduardo Ferreira, 52, in Brooklyn, Connecticut, January 24 after his release from state custody.



ICE HSI RGV, law enforcement partners arrest member of Cartel del Golfo during routine enforcement action

February 11, 2025

|Transnational Gangs, Enforcement and Removal



ICE HSI Rio Grande Valley, in partnership with our law enforcement partners arrested a member of the Cartel del Golfo.

 

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Trump and Republicans will keep moving their dangerous, anti-immigrant agenda through Congress.Immigrant safety is Jewish safety. Immigrant safety is all of our safety.

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October 30, 2025 Houston, TX Enforcement and Removal

ICE Houston arrests illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member stuck on local business sign after attempting to flee​

HOUSTON — On Oct. 27, ICE arrested Marlon Odir Gomez Hernandez, a 29-year-old illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member from El Salvador, after he became stuck on the sign of a Houston-area business while attempting to flee from officers.

“Once again, an illegal alien put the local community in danger by recklessly fleeing from ICE officers who were simply enforcing immigration laws that have been on the books for decades,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford. “Unfortunately, this has become a daily occurrence for our officers here in Houston thanks to the violent rhetoric being spewed by elected officials encouraging illegal aliens to resist enforcement of the same laws they established.”

Gomez illegally entered the U.S. on an unknown date after he was arrested in El Salvador with six other suspected MS-13 gang members on Jan. 26, 2022, for aggravated extortion. He was encountered during a targeted enforcement operation in the Houston area and immediately began to flee. He ran inside the washateria, climbed through the ceiling panels to get on the roof of the business, and then climbed down to the sign, where he became stuck.

ICE officers were eventually able to get him down safely and he was taken to the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, where he remains pending disposition of his immigration proceedings.

 

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ICE HSI and federal partners arrest a criminal illegal alien and his son for illegally trafficking over 70 firearms

December 1, 2025

|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Following an investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) alongside federal and state law enforcement partners, a criminal illegal alien and his son have been charged with illegally trafficking 75 firearms and ammunition.



ICE Philadelphia arrests Salvadoran criminal alien convicted of child cruelty, intent to deliver fentanyl, attempted robbery and attempted money laundering

December 1, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Philadelphia arrested Arnoldo Antonio Prieto-Lopez, a 51-year-old criminal illegal alien from El Salvador with a decades-long record, including a federal conviction for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and a 24-month prison sentence, Oct. 20.



ICE arrests 2 criminal illegal aliens convicted of endangering children

December 1, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE arrested two criminal illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes against children in back-to-back targeted operations in New Jersey and Texas. Gladys Leticia Bustamente-Rios, of Honduras, and Maria Alejandra Gamarro-Quinonez, of Guatemala, are both in ICE custody. Bustamente has been previously removed from the U.S. and was barred from ever reentering, and Gamarro has a final order of removal.



ICE Boston Removes illegal Salvadoran gang leader from United States

November 26, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston deported an illegal Salvadoran alien and MS-13 gang leader from the United States.



ICE continues to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens in Chicago, including those convicted of domestic battery, aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child and armed robbery

November 22, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE continues to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens as part of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, despite resistance from activists and sanctuary politicians like Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.



ICE Chicago arrests criminal alien convicted of abducting and enticing a child

November 20, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE arrested in Chicago a criminal illegal alien from Mexico Nov. 16 who’s been convicted of abducting and enticing a child under the age of 17 and retail theft.



ICE arrests violent criminal alien who shouted 'Allahu Akbar,' grabbed officer’s service weapon in failed attempt to prevent apprehension

November 18, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
On Nov. 5, ICE Buffalo officers arrested an illegal alien from Turkey who — during his apprehension — violently resisted officers’ commands to exit his vehicle and attempted to grab one of the officer’s tasers, yelling “Allahu Akbar” as he was removed from the vehicle.

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ICE Houston arrests more than 3,500 criminal illegal aliens, child predators and murderers during shutdown

November 18, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE Houston arrested 3,593 criminal illegal aliens in Southeast Texas during the longest federal government shutdown in history (Oct. 1 – Nov. 12).

ICE launches new initiative to help prevent foreign students from exploiting US education system

November 18, 2025

|Student and Exchange Visitor Program
The Department of Homeland Security launched a new website this month to help train school officials to prevent student visa fraud in the United States.



HSTF apprehends labor recruiter in California for alleged worker exploitation in visa fraud scheme

November 17, 2025

|Human Smuggling/Trafficking, Worksite Enforcement
ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Santa Maria arrested three illegal aliens from Mexico and a U.S. citizen for violation of immigration and federal laws on visa fraud and fraud in foreign labor contracting Nov. 13.

Illegal alien, son charged with allegedly trafficking more than 75 firearms, bulk ammo following investigation by ICE, ATF, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol

November 17, 2025

|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Andres Avila, a 48-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, and his son, Anthony Avila, a 22-year-old Houston resident, have been charged with illegally trafficking firearms after they were caught allegedly trafficking 75 firearms and ammunition that they purchased at area gun shows.

ICE relocates New Orleans field office headquarters to St. Rose, Louisiana

November 14, 2025

|Statement
ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans Field Office has moved from the Central Business District to 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087.



ICE, Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrest multiple criminal illegal aliens accused of repeatedly raping 12-year-old child smuggled into US during Obama administration

November 14, 2025

|Child Exploitation
ICE HSI Houston and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men who are accused of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old-girl.

ICE and state of Florida arrest 230 criminal alien sexual predators, violent criminals in 10-day operation

November 13, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement launched Operation Criminal Return on Oct. 25, a statewide initiative targeting convicted sexual predators and offenders posing significant threats to public safety.



Violent criminal illegal alien apprehended by ICE after high-stakes operation in Chicago

November 7, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE officers successfully apprehended Alan Eduardo Garcia, 31, an illegal alien from Mexico, during a high-risk operation as part of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.



287(g) partnership between ICE and MA Department of Corrections keeps criminal alien convicted of drug trafficking and weapons possession off the streets

November 7, 2025

|287g Immigration and Nationality Act
On Oct. 28, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Osiris Alexander Rodriguez-Guzman, a 31-year-old illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, following his five-year sentence for drug trafficking.



Twice deported child predator arrested by ICE after violently assaulting officer with metal cup during attempt to flee

November 6, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE arrested Walter Leonel Perez Rodriguez, a 33-year-old twice deported criminal alien and child predator from El Salvador, Nov. 4 in Houston. During the encounter, Rodriguez is alleged to have resisted arrest and physically assaulted an ICE officer with a metal coffee cup causing serious burns and a deep gash to his face that required 13 stitches.



ICE Houston arrests over 1,500 criminal aliens, gang members, foreign fugitives and immigration offenders during 10-day operation

November 5, 2025

|Enforcement and Removal
ICE Houston arrested 1,505 criminal aliens, transnational gang members, foreign fugitives and other immigration offenders during a 10-day operation in Southeast Texas Oct. 22 – 31, focused on enhancing public safety and restoring integrity to the nation’s immigration system.

 

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