BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday removed a convicted child sex offender and Guatemalan national from the United States following his release from a New York state prison.
Alvaro De Jesus Martinez-Juarez, 55, had entered the U.S. illegally in 1990 through California. In 2015, the Nassau County Police Department arrested him on two counts of first-degree sexual conduct against a child under 13. He was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Following his release from state custody in Wallkill, N.Y., ICE officers arrested Martinez on June 20 and held him at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility pending removal proceedings.
Key Points
- Alvaro Martinez-Juarez was convicted of sexually abusing a child and sentenced to 12 years
- He entered the U.S. illegally in 1990 and was ordered removed in 2019
- ICE removed him to Guatemala after his release from New York state custody
An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on April 9, 2019. Martinez was deported to Guatemala on June 28.
“ICE will not tolerate criminal aliens preying on innocent children in our communities,” said Joseph Freden, Deputy Field Office Director for ICE Buffalo Enforcement and Removal Operations.
ICE confirmed that Martinez’s removal was conducted in accordance with federal immigration enforcement priorities.
ICE has removed a convicted child predator to Guatemala after his New York prison sentence ended.
