EASTON, Pa. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Honduran national wanted for homicide in his home country, officials announced Thursday.
Yobani Bonilla-Bonilla, also known as Gilberto Perez-Alvarado, 29, was taken into custody on June 14 in Easton, Pennsylvania. The arrest was carried out by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration in Allentown.
Bonilla is wanted in Honduras for homicide under an alias and had previously been deported from the United States in 2015 after entering unlawfully. According to officials, he reentered the country at an unknown time and location.
On January 4, 2016, a Honduran court issued a warrant for Bonilla’s arrest in connection with a homicide investigation.
Bonilla was previously arrested by the Wilson Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania on September 13, 2024, for driving under the influence. Those charges remain pending.
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“ICE Philadelphia remains steadfast in our mission to protect public safety by apprehending and removing individuals who pose a threat to our communities,” said ERO Philadelphia acting Field Office Director Brian McShane.
Bonilla is currently being held in ICE custody pending federal prosecution for unlawful reentry and removal proceedings.
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