New York, NY – A Dominican Republic national with a history of violent crime and repeated illegal entries into the United States has been sentenced to 100 months in federal…
Newark, NJ – Federal immigration agents have arrested eight illegally present sex offenders in New Jersey over the past several weeks as part of an ongoing operation targeting individuals with…
TRENTON, NJ – Lawmakers advanced a measure that would strip the terms “alien” and “illegal alien” from New Jersey statutes, replacing them with “foreign national” and “undocumented foreign national” when…
Lakewood, NJ – He was arrested previously for a violent domestic assault in Red Bank, then twice for DWI in Red Bank, each time, released by a judge, only to…
Lakewood, NJ – A New Jersey state senator is calling for an end to the state’s sanctuary policies after a devastating DWI crash allegedly caused by an undocumented immigrant with…
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ — A deadly crash involving a repeat offender living in the country illegally has ignited fierce political backlash, with Assemblyman Paul Kanitra publicly challenging Attorney General…
A Mexican national living illegally in the United States is facing vehicular homicide charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood, New Jersey, that killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter…
A 20-year-old Honduran national living in the United States illegally has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing during a soccer game in Baldwin County, Alabama, according to the…
An illegal alien charged in a fatal drunk driving crash that killed a woman and an 11-year-old girl in Lakewood is in the country illegally, and now he’s no longer…
TRENTON — Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey and a former personal attorney to Donald Trump, is leading a federal investigation into Governor Philip D. Murphy over…
DEL RIO, Texas — A Honduran man unlawfully residing in the U.S. has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for operating a major alien smuggling network that moved…
TRENTON, N.J. — A newly introduced bill in the New Jersey General Assembly would require all employers in the state to use the federal E-Verify program to confirm the work…
NEWARK, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday strongly criticized the U.S. Department of Justice’s new lawsuit targeting four New Jersey cities over their sanctuary policies, calling the legal challenge…
HOUGHTON LAKE, MI — Federal immigration authorities joined local law enforcement to arrest a twice-deported illegal alien accused of raping an 18-year-old woman in Roscommon County, officials announced Monday. Leocado…
Eduar Rodriguez-Varela found himself behind bars in Ocean County today. The 34-year-old is facing a slew of charges ranging from criminal mischief to endangering the welfare of a child. Accordig…
LAWRENCE, MASS. — A Dominican national wanted for homicide in his home country was arrested Wednesday in Lawrence by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a coordinated operation with the…
Department of Justice Coordinates International Extraditions
**Washington, D.C.** – The U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from various countries, has overseen the extradition of numerous fugitives to the United States. These individuals are accused of crimes ranging from murder and drug trafficking to cybercrime and immigration fraud.
Assessing the extradition list, Eswin Mejia from Honduras is charged with vehicular homicide in Nebraska; Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco, described as an alien smuggler from Guatemala, faces charges in Texas; Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, an alleged MS-13 leader, was extradited from Guatemala to Washington, D.C. to face racketeering conspiracy charges.
Carlos Espino Farfan from Spain faces child rape charges in Utah, while two former Colombian Navy personnel, Jair Alberto Alvarez Valenzuela and Luis Carlos Diaz Martinez, have been charged in Florida with criminal activities linked to drug trafficking. Louie Hernandez and Juan Ramirez, both extradited from Mexico, are charged with murder in Washington and California, respectively.
Solomon Sincler Gheorghe from France faces charges in North Carolina related to a car accident resulting in fatalities. Rostislav Panev from Israel is charged in
**Philadelphia, PA -** U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Luis Gerardo Pelaez Llivichuzca, an Ecuadorian national with a final removal order who was wanted for murder in Ecuador, back to his home country on Monday. Brian McShane, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director in Philadelphia, emphasized the agency’s dedication to public safety and maintaining immigration integrity.
Pelaez was initially apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol on April 20, 2010, near Kots Kug, Arizona, for unlawful entry without inspection. He was served with a notice of expedited removal two days later and transferred to ICE facilities in Arizona and Louisiana before being deported to Ecuador on June 4, 2010.
Pelaez re-entered the U.S. at an unknown time and place without legal inspection or parole. An arrest warrant for murder was issued by Ecuadorian authorities on May 31, 2018.
ICE arrested Pelaez again on February 11 during a targeted enforcement action in New York. He was then transferred to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, on February 12, where he awaited removal proceedings.
BOSTON, MA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with multiple federal law enforcement agencies, arrested 370 illegal alien offenders across Massachusetts during a six-day enhanced enforcement operation targeting…
BOSTON, MA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with multiple federal law enforcement agencies, arrested 370 illegal alien offenders across Massachusetts during a six-day enhanced enforcement operation targeting…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Gilberto Guadalupe Guevara-Barboza, a 26-year-old Mexican national and self-admitted member of the Paisas gang, upon his release from federal prison in…
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Julio Cesar Henao-Cordoba, a 38-year-old Colombian national wanted for aggravated rape of a child in Panama, outside his residence in State College…
BRIGHTON, MA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Sostenes Perez-Lopez, 59, an illegal Guatemalan national charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Mexican national with multiple prior deportations and two previous convictions for illegal reentry has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison. Tomas…
CHANTILLY, Va. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and law enforcement partners arrested 214 illegal aliens during a two-week targeted enforcement operation in Northern Virginia, officials announced Thursday. The…