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New York City Migrant Deported Multiple Times, Raped 15-Year-Old Girl After Re-Entering U.S.

NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations officers arrested Jose Hernandez Sanchez, a 42-year-old unlawfully present Mexican national with prior convictions for sexual abuse, in Brooklyn on Dec. 19. Hernandez, who has a history of illegal entry into the United States, was taken into custody outside a residence in Brooklyn by ERO New York City’s fugitive operations team. He is currently being held in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. Hernandez was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse in two separate cases in New York City. In 2023, he was convicted in Queens County Criminal Court for

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Pennyslvania Illegal Migrant, Fugitive Wanted for Child Abuse, Violence Against Women Deported

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have deported Romeo Pop Sacui, a Guatemalan national wanted in his home country on multiple charges, including child abuse and violence against women. Pop was removed from the United States on Oct. 22, according to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. Pop entered the U.S. unlawfully on March 14, 2019, and was apprehended near Calexico, California, by U.S. Border Patrol agents. The next day, agents served him a notice to appear before an immigration judge and transferred him to ERO San Diego. He was released under the Alternatives to Detention program

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Illegal Migrant Fugitive Murder Suspect From Honduras Deported by ICE

HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have deported a Honduran national wanted for murder in his home country, the agency announced. Fredy Rufino Aguilar-Hernandez, 38, was removed from the United States on Oct. 25 following his apprehension by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston. Aguilar-Hernandez was turned over to authorities in Honduras upon his arrival at the Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula. According to ICE, Aguilar-Hernandez entered the U.S. in September 2018 as a nonimmigrant in Atlanta, Georgia, with authorization to remain until March 2019. However, he did not leave by

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Once Deported Illegal Migrant Re-Entered U.S. and Raped Nantucket Resident

NANTUCKET, Mass. — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a 41-year-old Guatemalan noncitizen charged with a sex crime against a Nantucket resident. Felix Alberto Perez-Gomez, who had previously been removed from the United States in 2011, was taken into custody on Sept. 11. Perez-Gomez had been deported after convictions for reckless driving and reckless endangerment in Pennsylvania. He had unlawfully reentered the United States at an unknown location and time, according to ERO officials. “Perez represents a threat to our New England residents that we cannot tolerate,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. In August, Perez-Gomez

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He’ll Be Back: Convicted Illegal Migrant Rapist to be Deported for Fourth Time

NEW YORK — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested a thrice-removed Ecuadoran national on Sept. 19, following his conviction for burglary and sexual abuse in Rockland County. The 30-year-old, whose identity has not been released, was apprehended by ERO officers at the Otisville Federal Correctional Facility under a warrant of removal. The noncitizen had been convicted by the Rockland County Court on Aug. 7, 2012, of burglary in the third degree and sexual abuse in the second degree, receiving a one-year prison sentence for each charge. He had been previously removed from the United States three times,

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Deported Child Rapist from Guatemala Re-Entered U.S. Illegally, Feds Charge

BOSTON, MA – Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, a 34-year-old from Guatemala, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry of a deported alien yesterday in federal court in Boston. The plea comes after his indictment by a federal grand jury in December 2023. Hernandez-Bautista was previously deported from the U.S. on October 9, 2013, but managed to unlawfully return. His illegal presence was detected while serving a sentence for assaulting a child with force, a crime for which he was convicted on November 23 in Essex County Superior Court. During his incarceration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identified his status. The charge against Hernandez-Bautista carries

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Unlicensed Semi Truck Driver in Fatal Crash Deported 16 Times

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO – A semi truck driver, Ignacio Cruz Mendoza, was arrested following a deadly crash on Highway 285, where he was reportedly speeding before losing control. Cruz Mendoza, who has been deported or left the U.S. voluntarily 16 times in the past 22 years, was discovered to be in the country without proper documentation at the time of the accident. This series of deportations started with his arrest in Oregon in 2002 on a low-level drug trafficking charge. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) have indicated that besides the drug charge, they are not aware of any other criminal

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Kiribati court rules suspended Australian judge cannot be deported

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – A Kiribati court has ruled that a High Court judge in the Pacific Island nation who has been suspended by the president cannot be deported to Australia where he was born until parliament considers the findings of a tribunal examining a complaint against him. The attempted deportation two years ago of David Lambourne, a judge who is married to Kiribati’s opposition party leader, sparked a judicial crisis in the Pacific Island nation in a case closely watched by the United Nations and international legal groups. A resident of Kiribati for 30 years, Lambourne has been

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Pennsylvania Illegal Deported After Fraudulent Entry into U.S.

SCRANTON, PA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the indictment of Camilo Antonio Batz-Ortiz, a 40-year-old native of Guatemala, for illegally reentering the United States and possessing a fraudulent immigration document. The indictment, issued by a federal grand jury on April 9, 2024, charges Batz-Ortiz with returning to the U.S. after a previous deportation without legal authorization. United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam stated that Batz-Ortiz was deported on September 9, 2013, and was later found in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, on March 4, 2024, without permission to reenter. During his encounter with authorities,

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Illegal Ohio Murder Suspect Deported Seven Times Before Drunken Killing

An illegal immigrant who had been deported over a half-dozen times was charged with murder in Butler County, Ohio, according to local reports. Hamilton Police arrested 48-year-old Fermin Garcia-Gutierrez on unrelated charges on March 16, the Journal-News, an Ohio-based newspaper, reported. Authorities highlighted Garcia-Gutierrez’s record of seven deportations in a Friday press conference prior to the discovery of the murder, according to the Journal-News. “It just so happens we ran into him and had an encounter with him,” Hamilton Police Chief Craig Bucheit told the Journal-News Wednesday. “Unbeknownst to us, he had committed this murder.” 🚨 ATTN OHIO: Man deported

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Illegal Migrant Deported in Louisiana After Unauthorized Entry

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencing of Hugo Brian Fuentas-Eguigurens, 27, by United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion on March 12. Fuentas-Eguigurens has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to the charge of illegal reentry of a removed alien. The court also imposed a 1-year term of supervised release and ordered the payment of a $100 special assessment fee. Court documents revealed that Fuentas-Eguigurens unlawfully reentered the United States after a previous deportation on April 26, 2019. He was discovered in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on April 1, 2023, after

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Three-Times Deported Illegal Alien Sexual Predator Receives Prison Sentence

Three-Times Deported Illegal Alien Sexual Predator Receives Prison Sentence Jennie Taer on December 13, 2023 A three-times deported illegal alien sexual predator has received a federal prison sentence, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Wednesday. “An unlawfully present Mexican man and previously convicted sexual predator pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in November 2023 and will serve a 42-month sentence in an Indiana Federal Bureau of Prisons facility,” ICE said in a statement. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended him before an immigration judge ordered him removed in 2013. He was removed three times in 2014, according to ICE. An immigration

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Up to 600 North Korean defectors deported by China ‘vanish’ – rights group

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Up to 600 North Koreans have “vanished” after being forcibly deported by China in October, a Seoul-based human rights group said on Thursday, warning they may face imprisonment, torture, sexual violence and execution in the isolated state. The report by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) came about two months after South Korea lodged a protest with China over the suspected repatriation of a large of number of North Koreans who were trying to flee to South Korea. The TJWG said hundreds of defectors were transported in guarded buses and vans from Chinese detention

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Four-Time Deported Mexican National Sentenced To Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara has sentenced Americo Bautista-Villarreal (59, Mexico) to seven years and eight months in federal prison months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Bautista-Villarreal had pleaded guilty on November 20, 2021. According to court documents, Bautista-Villarreal was deported from the United States on four previous occasions, including in 1998, 2008, 2015, and 2017. In February 2020, Bautista-Villarreal participated in coordinating and planning shipments of cocaine from Mexico and Texas for delivery in the Middle District of Florida. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement

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Mexican Man from Florida Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison. Luis Ronaldo Lopez-Lopez, age 24, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Arcadia, Florida, received the prison term after a September 12, 2023, guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported. At the guilty plea, Lopez-Lopez admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government.  Lopez-Lopez was previously deported in

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China says US should not interfere after human rights lawyer ‘deported’ back

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday urged the United States not to interfere in China’s handling of legal cases, after Washington called on Beijing to provide information on the whereabouts of a Chinese human rights lawyer whose family said was deported from Laos. Rights lawyer Lu Siwei was extradited to China in September after being detained for over two months in Laos, his wife Zhang Chunxiao wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “The judicial organs strictly handle cases according to the law and the relevant person’s legitimate rights are fully protected,” foreign ministry spokesperson

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Honduran National Previously Deported 4 Times Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Reentering the U.S.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MIGUEL ANTONIO CONTRERAS-MARTINEZ, 54, a citizen of Honduras residing in Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. According to court documents and statements made in court, Contreras-Martinez was deported from the U.S. to Honduras in 2006, following the completion of a Connecticut state sentence for a violation of probation and violation of a protective order, and in 2010, following the completion of a Connecticut state sentence for carrying a dangerous weapon. 

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‘There Are Two Faces To This Administration’: German Family Set To Be Deported By Biden Admin Speaks Out

‘There Are Two Faces To This Administration’: German Family Set To Be Deported By Biden Admin Speaks Out Harold Hutchison on September 25, 2023 German parents set to be deported back to Germany after their asylum claim was denied said the Biden administration had “two faces” Monday. United States Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Uwe and Hannelore Romeike to prepare for deportation 15 years after they fled Germany after being fined for homeschooling their children. German authorities also seized the children from the family and took them to a public school, according to a press release from the Home

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Border Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Who Was Already Deported 10 Times

Border Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Who Was Already Deported 10 Times Jennie Taer on August 22, 2023 Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien who was previously deported ten times, Miami Sector Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar said in a Monday tweet. The Mexican national, who had a criminal record, was convicted and sentenced to prison for 10 years, Slosar said. While illegal migrant encounters at the southern border topped a record 2.2 million in fiscal year 2022, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed roughly 72,000 illegal aliens, compared to roughly 185,000 in fiscal year 2020 when migrant encounters were lower. Authorities arrested

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Over 60 Christian Dissidents Detained In Thailand Facing Imprisonment, Torture If Deported To China

Over 60 Christian Dissidents Detained In Thailand Facing Imprisonment, Torture If Deported To China Philip Lenczycki on March 31, 2023 After an early morning police raid, Chinese Christian refugees in Thailand now face imminent deportation back to China and persecution, human rights advocates told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Thai police are allegedly transporting the 63 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, to Bangkok to be repatriated to the People’s Republic of China, Deana Brown, 68, founder of Freedom Seekers International, told the DCNF while in Thai custody. Along with church members, Thai

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Previously Deported Mexican National Sentenced To 8 Months’ Imprisonment For Second Illegal Reentry Conviction

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on January 10, 2023, United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Juan Esdrada-Beret, age 41, a native and citizen of Mexico, to 8 months’ imprisonment, for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed following a prior illegal reentry conviction. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, after two prior removals from the United States to Mexico, Esdrada-Beret was arrested in 2017 in Schuylkill County and prosecuted in the Middle District of Pennsylvania for Illegal Reentry.  He was sentenced to a period of

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‘Didn’t Have To Happen’: This Wyoming Sheriff Wants An Illegal Alien Who Raped An 8-Year-Old Imprisoned, Not Deported

‘Didn’t Have To Happen’: This Wyoming Sheriff Wants An Illegal Alien Who Raped An 8-Year-Old Imprisoned, Not Deported Jennie Taer on December 28, 2022 The victim was just 8 years old when Luis Saavedra Villa kidnapped and viciously sexually assaulted her in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Saavedra Villa, 44, was a registered sex offender and a previously deported illegal alien from Mexico. He was convicted of sexual assault in 2001. The night of the recent assault, Saavedra Villa drove the juvenile victim, who knew him as a family friend, to McDonald’s while her mother was away working. He then sexually assaulted

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Previously Deported Dominican National Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Illegal Reentry Following Removal For An Aggravated Felony

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tomi Moscat-Lara, age 44, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 18 months’ imprisonment, for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed following conviction for a felony offense. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, in April of 2013, while residing in this country without legal status, Moscat-Lara was convicted of a cocaine trafficking offense.  After serving a 12-to-24-month county prison sentence for that offense, Moscat-Lara was deported.  Sometime

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EXCLUSIVE: What Happens To Illegal Migrants After They’ve Been Deported? We Went South Of The Border To Find Out.

EXCLUSIVE: What Happens To Illegal Migrants After They’ve Been Deported? We Went South Of The Border To Find Out. Jennie Taer on October 24, 2022 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala— The United States deported over 30,000 Guatemalans in fiscal year 2022, with many having made the trek to the U.S. border through Mexico. Once back in their home country, the illegal migrants are largely released to families and reintegrated into society. The deportation flights land at the Reception Facility for Returned Migrants in Guatemala City, which is run by Guatemala’s Migration Institute (IGM). IGM supports their release, aiding them in finding work

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Big Business Urges Lawmakers To Prevent Certain Illegal Migrants From Being Deported

Big Business Urges Lawmakers To Prevent Certain Illegal Migrants From Being Deported Bronson Winslow on October 20, 2022 The Coalition For The American Dream, a group composed of 80 businesses, called for lawmakers to pass legislation to prevent deportation of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after it was declared illegal. The letter’s signatories, which include Amazon, Apple, General Motors, Microsoft, Target and Verizon as well as trade associations like the Chamber of Commerce, asked lawmakers to pass permanent, bipartisan legislative solutions to prevent the migrants from being deported, claiming the migrants provided economic value to

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