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Ice Announces More Extraditions for MS-13 Gang Members, Illegal Alien Criminals

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

ICE removes Philadelphia illegal alien wanted for murder in Ecuador

**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.