Mikie’s Millions: How Mikie Sherrill Got Rich Since Joining Congress
Key Points MORRISTOWN, NJ – Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s wealth has surged in recent years, with new financial disclosures showing the Democratic lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate now reporting a net worth of more…
Former South Texas police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking
Hector Beltran, 44, a resident of Edinburg, Texas, was convicted on July 22, 2019, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Beltran was a former…
4th defendant pleads guilty for role in failed human smuggling conspiracy that left 6 dead in Southeast Texas
Mayra Chaver, 32, of Honduras, pleaded guilty to assisting an illegal alien to evade arrest. The three others charged in relation to the crime – Mexican citizens Agustin Gutierrez-Gonzalez, 33, and Ivan…
ICE arrests illegal alien charged with indecent liberties with a child after detainers ignored by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail
On Feb. 3, ICE’s ERO arrested Marissa Martinez, 29, also known as Wilson Yovani Martinez or Maritza Martinez, an unlawfully present Guatemalan national after she was released by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail despite…
ICE arrests Mexican national released from NYC custody with an active detainer, subpoena ignored
Martin Estrada-Barela was arrested by the NYPD Jan. 17, 2019, on the charges of attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment, and attempted assault. Estrada-Barela was subsequently arraigned and remanded into the custody of the…
Unimaginable: More than 1,500 aliens with ICE detainers released from the Orange County Jail in 2019, many re-offended
According to data recently released from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, in the two years since the implementation of California’s State Bill 54 (SB54), the sheriff’s department has rearrested more than 400…
ICE HSI Orlando supports NFL Pro Bowl law enforcement efforts
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.…
13 arrested during Arkansas HSI sex trafficking operation
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 Northeast Arkansas…
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 and operated…
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), Ghana (1),…
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 lawfully removed…
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 safety while…
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 France, has…
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 depictions of…
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. In accordance…
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 the very…
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 Seattle Debra…
Iraqi Al-Qaeda Leader Arrested in Phoenix, Arizona
PHOENIX – On January 31, 2020, a Phoenix-area resident, who is alleged to have been the leader of a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists in Al-Fallujah, Iraq, appeared today before a federal magistrate…
Trump Impeachment to End Wednesday Dealing Huge Loss for Nancy Pelosi, Democrats
WASHINGTON,D.C.-The Democrat’s impeachment of President Donald J. Trump is coming to an end on Wednesday, with the inevitable acquittal of the President. The Senate voted to vote on the two articles of…
Illinois man indicted in Minnesota for sex trafficking
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 Becky R…
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 recklessly endangering…
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 than 11…
Cuban national sentenced to prison for alien smuggling operation
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 Kathleen M.…
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 County, Va.,…
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 merchandise, and…
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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