HSI Orlando special agents also worked with the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation organized crime section on human trafficking enforcement activities and outreach, as part of January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Little Rock and Jonesboro special agents arrested 13 people and rescued three victims following an underage sex trafficking operation in …
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Tijuana currency exchange house owner sentenced to 137 months for laundering $13 million of narcotics proceeds for Sinaloa Cartel
Cesar Hernandez-Martinez, a 29-year-old Tijuana man, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 137 months in custody for laundering $13 million of narcotics proceeds for the Sinaloa Cartel. Hernandez owned …
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ICE arrests Brazilian national wanted for homicide in home country during NJ enforcement efforts
The individuals arrested throughout New Jersey were nationals of Argentina (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (4), Colombia (3), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (2), Dominican Republic (9), Ecuador (9), El Salvador (12), …
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ICE removes Brazilian national wanted for kidnapping, robbery in Brazil
Vagner Geniu-Abreu, 39, of Brazil, was previously removed September 24, 2010, after a federal immigration judge issued him a final order of removal. Illegally reentering the United States after being …
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Misinformation concerning ICE operations generates unnecessary fear in local community
ICE encourages public leaders, advocacy groups and the community to share this accurate information to ensure the safety of both those utilizing public transportation and those charged with ensuring their …
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Airbus SE agrees to pay over $3.9 billion in global penalties, largest settlement to date
Pursuant to an investigation by ICE’s HSI New York, working with the Department of Justice, Airbus SE (Airbus or the company), a global provider of civilian and military aircraft based in …
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Phoenix man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor
The case against Donald Dale Knuckles, 61, of Phoenix, began in November of 2018 when HSI special agents in Phoenix observed a computer that was sharing digital files containing graphic …
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Fugitive wanted by Iraq for murder of Iraqi police officers arrested in Arizona
An Iraqi judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, 42, on murder charges. The Government of Iraq subsequently requested Ahmed’s extradition from the United States. …
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ICE honors Human Trafficking Awareness Month, continues to thwart the crime year-round
Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery resulting from force, fraud or coercion. Human trafficking is a detriment to our economy, the safety and health of our nation and …
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Illegal alien sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin
Ubaldo Soto-Diaz, an illegal alien from Mexico, but residing in Portersville, California, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, SAC of ICE’s HSI …
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Darnell Deshawn Stennis, 28, will be arraigned one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, and two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution, before U.S. Magistrate …
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ICE again arrests criminal alien despite multiple ignored detainers, intervention from Philadelphia district attorney’s office
The 36-year-old Mexican national has had numerous encounters with local law enforcement and has been arrested at least six times since 2018, for offenses including simple assault, disorderly conduct and …
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ICE arrests Ecuadorian man accused of raping a minor during enforcement efforts in New York
Milton Geovany Barbecho Cabrera, who has multiple criminal convictions, was arrested by the New York Police Department (NYPD) May 30, 2019 and charged with rape, intercourse with a child less …
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The sentencing came as a result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Miami office and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. U.S. District …
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287(g) partnership in Prince William County results in ICE arrest of MS-13 member wanted in El Salvador
On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) took custody of Salvadoran national Celio Alexander Serrano Trejo, 33, after his arrest by the Prince William …
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ICE HSI, CBP operation seizes record-breaking $123 million of fake sports merchandise
The seizures were part of Operation Team Player, an ongoing effort developed by the HSI-led Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Center to target the illegal importation and distribution of counterfeit sports …
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Mexican national sentenced to 30 months in prison for transporting illegal aliens, illegal reentry
Joel Sanchez-Guzman, 46, pleaded guilty to the charges, June 4, 2019. He was also ordered to forfeit $1,300.
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Final defendant sentenced in ICE HSI University of Farmington investigation
DETROIT—Eight individuals from around the country who were charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and harboring aliens for profit, have been sentenced, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and …
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Francisco Cuxum Alvarado, aka Francisco Cuxun-Alvarado, 64, who had been held in federal custody since his indictment in May 2019, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry into the …
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ICE removes Brazilian 4-time deportee wanted for attempted murder in home country
Simeao Marcos De Oliveira-Neto was removed from the U.S. Jan. 29, and transferred to Brazilian authorities. He is currently wanted by Brazilian authorities on charges of attempted murder and illegal …
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Mary Ann Lara, 21, and Melissa Janet Lara, 24, both from San Antonio, were sentenced Jan. 29, by U.S. District Judge Alia Moses to 24 years in federal prison, to …
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ICE HSI investigation into Snohomish County man for illegally sending firearms overseas and illegally possessing silencers and a handgun, results in 7+years prison sentence
Hany Veletanlic, a citizen of Bosnia legally residing in the United States, was found guilty of violating the Arms Export Control Act, illegally possessing two unregistered silencers, and possessing a firearm …
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ICE removes Colombian national wanted for drug trafficking and money laundering in Spain
Christian Camilo Millan-Romero, 35, was removed from the United States by ERO officers via an ICE Air Charter flight, and transferred into the custody of Colombian law enforcement authorities upon …
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The report highlights calendar year 2018 data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a Web-based system that includes information about nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors and their dependents …