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ICE Arrests 13 on Document Fraud, Conspiracy, Identity Theft Charges, 3 Previously Deported Criminal Aliens Among Those Arrested
December
16, 2010 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - Thirteen individuals charged in four
different criminal complaints with conspiracy, document fraud,
aggravated identity theft, and reentering the United States after being
deported, were arrested this morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special
agents with the assistance of the San Juan Municipal Police and Puerto
Rico Police Department. More at ICE.gov
ICE Removes International Fugitive Wanted for Murder
December
16, 2010 (Miami) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE)
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Wednesday removed a Dominican
national, wanted in the Dominican Republic for first degree murder.
Jose Odalis Perez-Calderon, aka Elvis Luna Peña, 32, was removed to
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on an ICE Air Operations flight.
Upon arrival at Herrera International Airport in Santo Domingo, Perez
was turned over to Dominican law enforcement and immigration
authorities. More at ICE.gov
CPB Captures Utah Fugitive at SeaTac Airport
December
14, 2010 (Seattle) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers
apprehended an Olympia, Washington man on Saturday who was wanted by
the U.S. Marshals on a no-bail 1st degree felony warrant for a drug
distribution charge in Provo, Utah. The warrant was issued on August
11, 2010. More at CPB.gov
3 Plead Guilty in Harboring Illegal Aliens at Korean Room Salon
December
2, 2010 (Alexandria, Va.) - On Wednesday, the owner and the managers of
a room salon in Falls Church, Va., pled guilty to conspiracy to harbor
illegal aliens for commercial advantage and financial gain. This
investigation was led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations. According to court
records, the defendants admitted that they had employed female, Korean
illegal aliens to serve as waitresses and hostesses of the room salon. More at ICE.gov
Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Re-entering United States
December
2, 2010 (Panama City, Fla.) - A convicted criminal alien, who had been
previously deported, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Florida on Wednesday to 64 months in federal
prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being
deported. Mario Ruiz-Toledo, 22, a Mexican national, was arrested on
Feb. 2 following an investigation by the Bay County Sheriff's Office
(BCSO) into multiple burglaries in Bay County, Fla. More at ICE.gov
Illegal Alien Calls for Help
November
30, 2010 (Falfurrias, Texas) - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to
the Falfurrias station rescued two illegal aliens Monday. The event
transpired when the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call
from an illegal alien who claimed to be lost in the brush and in need
of assistance. The sheriff’s office contacted the Falfurrias station
and requested assistance in locating the subject. More at CPB.gov
Coast Guard Interdicts, Repatriates 5 Cuban Migrants
October
17, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Knight
Island repatriated five Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba,
Sunday. Good Samaritans notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector
Key West, Fla., Wednesday that they were on scene with a rustic vessel
with six Cuban migrants aboard approximately nine miles west of
Marathon, Fla. More at USCG.gov
Three Sub-contractors Plead Guilty to Employing Illegal Aliens in Miami-Dade School Construction Project
October
15, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) - Luis Daniel, 59, the president of
Hialeah-based Daniel Builders, Inc.; his wife Marta Duque, 57; and
Luis' son, Ariel Daniel, 26, entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to
commit mail fraud and conspiracy to induce aliens to remain in the
United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain. They
each face a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison at their
sentencing on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. All three had been released on bond
since June 9. More at ICE.gov
DHS/ICE Reveal Highest Immigration Enforcement Numbers on Record in Fiscal Year 2010
October
8, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) – In fiscal year 2010, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement removed more than 392,000 illegal aliens—half of
them, more than 195,000—were convicted of crimes, including murder, sex
offenses and drug violations. More at ICE.gov
Coast Guard, Navy Rescue 16 Suspected Migrants at Sea
October
2, 2010 (San Diego, Calif.) – Coast Guard and Navy crews worked
together to rescue 16 suspected illegal migrants from a disabled vessel
approximately 40 miles off the California coast. The crew of USS Boxer
spotted the disabled boat when they saw people aboard waving their arms
to signal distress. More at USCG.mil
Illegal Alien Who Fled From Border Patrol Found Guilty
October
1, 2010 (Toledo, Ohio) – The U.S. Border Patrol’s Detroit Sector and
United States Attorney’s Office in Toledo, Ohio, announced that Antonio
Cervantes-Peralta, an illegal alien from Mexico, was found guilty by a
jury in U.S. District Court on the felony charge of transportation on
an illegal alien. More at CBP.gov
Illegal Alien Sentenced 57 Months For Repeated Illegal Reentries and Crimes of Violence
October
1, 2010 (Alexandria, Va.) - Miguel Angel Monjaras-Castro, 37, a native
of El Salvador, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for illegal
reentry after deportation for commission of an aggravated felony
following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE). U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H.
MacBride and Field Office Director for ICE's Office of Enforcement and
Removal Operations (ERO) in Washington, D.C., Henry M. Lucero made the
announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Leonie M.
Brinkema. Monjaras-Castro pled guilty on July 15, 2010. More at ICE.gov
CBP Officers Discover Man Hidden in Duffle Bag
October
1, 2010 (San Diego, Calif.) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officers at the port of Otay Mesa, Calif. early this morning foiled an
attempt to smuggle a man in a duffle bag. At 1:30 a.m., a CBP officer
inspected a tan 1999 Chevy Blazer and referred the vehicle and driver,
a 47-year-old U.S. citizen female from Compton, Calif., for further
inspection. More at CBP.gov
ICE Announces Results of Repatriation Program
September
30, 2010 (Tucson, Ariz.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) announced Thursday that 23,384 Mexican citizens agreed to
voluntarily return to their hometowns in the interior of Mexico by
participating in the Mexican Interior Repatriation Program (MIRP). MIRP
is a bilaterally beneficial voluntary program that ensures the safe and
swift return of Mexican nationals found unlawfully in the Sonora
Arizona desert region of the United States to their places of origin in
the Mexican interior. The program is run by ICE, the Mexican Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and the Mexican Ministry of the Interior. More at ICE.gov
Federal Law Enforcement Adopts New Procedures for Handling Illegal Immigrants
September
29, 2010 (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) – As of today, federal law
enforcement agencies in the Virgin Islands have standardized procedures
for the interdiction, investigation and prosecution of illegal
immigrants. The new agreement was announced during a signing ceremony
today in the Office of the U.S. Attorney in St. Thomas, USVI. More at CBP.gov
Six Illegal Aliens Indicted on Kidnapping and Weapons Charges
September
1, 2010 (Columbus, Ohio) - A federal grand jury has indicted six
illegal aliens in a 14-count indictment alleging conspiracy, hostage
taking and gun crimes for abducting a woman and her two-year old
daughter in Columbus on Dec. 14 and 15, 2009. Carter M. Stewart, U. S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Brian Moskowitz, special
agent in charge of the Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
in Michigan and Ohio, Christopher Sadowski, special agent in charge,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Franklin
County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien, and Columbus Police Chief Walter
Distelzweig, announced the indictment today. More at ICE.gov
CBP Thwarts Human Smuggling Attempt at Sea
August
30, 2010 (San Diego, Calif.) - The crew of a U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) marine interdiction vessel stopped a human smuggling
attempt off the coast of San Diego netting seven illegal aliens on
Sunday afternoon. A CBP maritime crew comprised of CBP marine
interdiction agents and CBP officers, were on routine patrol about
three miles off the coast of Point Loma at around 5 p.m., when they
spotted a vessel of interest and proceeded to investigate. More at CBP.gov
Coast Guard Interdicts Eight Migrants Off Fort Pierce
August
22, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) - The Coast Guard interdicted eight undocumented
migrants 20 miles east of Fort Pierce, Fla., Friday. A Coast Guard
Station Fort Pierce smallboat crew responded to a report of a vessel
taking on water 20 miles east of Fort Pierce. Once on scene with the
24-foot vessel, they confirmed the vessel was not sinking but had no
fuel and lost steering. Aboard the vessel were nine persons - two
Jamaican males, three Bahamian males, one Bahamian female, two Bahamian
infants and one U.S. citizen. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter
Bluefin was dispatched to embark the nine persons. More at USCG.mil
Federal Authorities Prosecute Two Dominicans for Alien Smuggling
August
19, 2010 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - A group of seven Dominican aliens
appeared today before U.S. District Court Chief Magistrate Judge Justo
Arenas, facing federal immigration charges after attempting to enter
the island illegally last Monday. Two defendants, Camilo
Coplin-Hernandez and Nestor King-Kelly face charges for alien
smuggling, as the alleged vessel captains. More at CBP.gov
Illegal Alien Indicted After Trying to Enter McConnell Air Force Base
August
19, 2010 (Wichita, Kan.) - A second illegal alien has been indicted for
document fraud after trying to gain access to McConnell Air Force Base
in Wichita. The charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the
Air Force Security Police at McConnell and the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations
(HSI). Lorenzo Mondragon-Sanchez, 38, a Mexican national, tried to
enter the base Aug. 11 as part of a work crew for Djon Construction
Co., a subcontractor of Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc., which has
building projects underway on the base. More at ICE.gov
ICE Arrests 14 Men in Southern Indiana During Operation Targeting Foreign-Born Gang Members
August
11, 2010 (Indianapolis, Ind.) - Agents with the local U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI), in close partnership with other federal, state
and local law enforcement partners, arrested 14 foreign-born gang
members and gang associates during a two-day operation ending Tuesday.
This is the latest joint local action of an ongoing national ICE HSI
effort to target foreign-born members of violent street gangs. More at ICE.gov
Dominican Alien Arrested in Virgin Islands
August
6, 2010 (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) - A citizen of the Dominican Republic
faces charges of violating federal immigration laws after U.S. Border
Patrol Agents apprehended him in St. Thomas, USVI. Gregorio
Arias-Arias, a native of Bani, Dominican Republic, appeared yesterday
before a Magistrate Judge at the U.S. District Court for the District
of the United States Virgin Islands accused of entering into the United
States at a place other than a designated port of entry by immigration
officers. More at CBP.gov
Coast Guard Repatriates 28 Cuban Migrants
August
6, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Nantucket
repatriated 28 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday. A good
Samaritan notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla.,
that they were on scene with a rustic vessel with 23 Cuban migrants
aboard approximately 11 miles south of Boca Chica, Fla., Wednesday. The
crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Nantucket was diverted, and once on
scene, embarked the Cuban migrants. ive additional migrants were
located on a rustic vessel about 16 miles south of Elboy Cay, Bahamas,
Tuesday. More at USCG.mil
Border Patrol Agents in El Centro Rescue Six Illegal Aliens From Desert
August
2, 2010 (El Centro, Calif.) - Over the course of three days, agents
from the El Centro Sector Border Patrol rescued six illegal aliens in
the desert, five who were suffering from heat-related injuries. Due to
their immigration history, one of the subjects is being held at the
Imperial County Jail pending prosecution charges. The remaining five
subjects were returned to their country of origin. More at CBP.gov
Coast Guard Repatriates 13 Cuban Migrants
July
25, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island
repatriated 13 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Sunday. The
crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island interdicted a rustic vessel
with 11 Cuban migrants aboard approximately 53 miles south of
Marquesas, Fla., Wednesday. Aboard the rustic vessel were nine male
and two female migrants. A good Samaritan notified the Coast Guard
stating he was on scene with a Cuban migrant in the water near Duck
Key, Fla., Wednesday. More at USCG.mil
ICE Announces Launch of Online Detainee Locator System
July
23, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) announced today the launch of ICE's Online Detainee Locator
System (ODLS), a public, Internet-based tool designed to assist family
members, attorneys and other interested parties in locating detained
aliens in ICE custody. The creation and implementation of the ODLS is a
concrete example of ICE's commitment to detention reform. More at ICE.gov
Five Sentenced for Unlawfully Harboring, Transporting and Employing Illegal Aliens
July
20, 2010 (Fort Smith, Ark.) - Five Arkansas residents were sentenced
Friday for conspiring to harbor, transport and employ illegal aliens,
following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents. More at ICE.gov
CBP Weekend Enforcement Activity Tops 100 Incidents
July
20, 2010 (El Paso, Texas) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
working at ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico
identified and stopped more than 100 violations during the past
weekend. CBP officers seized drugs, identified immigration violations,
apprehended fugitives and confiscated prohibited agriculture items
between Friday and Sunday. More at CBP.gov
Death Match Snares Brit Imposter at BWI
July
15, 2010 (Baltimore, Md.) - Federal authorities arrested British
citizen John Skelton at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood
Marshall Airport on Monday night on charges of identity fraud, false
statements, and being an impostor to a U.S. citizen. U.S. Department of
State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) officials discovered that
Skelton, 41, of Yorkshire, England, allegedly stole the identity of
U.S. citizen Kurt Branham, who died in 1994. DSS teamed with Customs
and Border Protection officers to apprehend Skelton after the Brit
presented a fraudulently obtained U.S. passport to re-enter the country
after a trip to the United Kingdom. More at CBP.gov
Buffalo CBP Officers Arrest United States Citizen for False Statements/Misuse of Passport
July
14, 2010 (Buffalo, N.Y.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Field Operations announced the arrest of a United States citizen on
charges of false claim to citizenship, misuse of a passport and false
statements. On July 9, CBP officers encountered a 29-year-old male as
he applied for admission at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in
Niagara Falls, N.Y. The subject presented a valid U.S. passport as
proof of citizenship and advised the CBP officer that he was returning
to his home Buffalo after spending the day in Toronto. More at CBP.gov
Former Millbrook Business Owner Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Being an Alien in Possession of a Firearm
July
14, 2010 (Montgomery, Ala.)- Narendrakumar "Nick" Patel, a citizen and
national of India, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge
W. Keith Watkins to 15 months in federal prison for being an alien
unlawfully in possession of a firearm, following an investigation by
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. More at ICE.gov
ICE Launches Secure Communities Strategy in Eight Additional North Carolina Counties
July
13, 2010 (Charlotte, N.C.) - On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) began using a new biometric information sharing
capability in eight additional North Carolina counties that helps
federal immigration officials identify aliens, both lawfully and
unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law
enforcement's custody for a crime. This capability is part of Secure
Communities - ICE's comprehensive strategy to improve and modernize the
identification and removal of criminal aliens from the United States. More at ICE.gov
Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the U.S.
July
7, 2010 (Madison, Wis.) - Two criminal aliens, who had been previously
deported to Mexico, were sentenced in federal court for illegally
reentering the United States. This sentence resulted from
investigations conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE). More at ICE.gov
Coast Guard Repatriates Seven Cuban Migrants
July
6, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island
repatriated seven Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. A good
samaritan located a 15-foot raft about 23 miles south of Key West,
Fla., and contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West. More at USCG.mil
More Than 100 Stopped at California Ports of Entry for Passport, Visa Fraud
June
30, 2010 (San Diego, Calif.) - Authorities seized 107 fraudulently
obtained or altered travel documents including 60 U.S. Passports during
a week-long, joint operation in Southern California by the U.S.
Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego. More at CBP.gov
Two Immigration Consultants Indicted for Defrauding Illegal Immigrants
June
22, 2010 (San Diego, Calif.) - A federal judge unsealed a 16-count
indictment charging two immigration consultants who allegedly posed at
various times as immigration officers, immigration consultants and
immigration attorneys with defrauding illegal immigrants in the San
Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas. More at ICE.gov
Knox County First in Tennessee to Benefit from ICE Strategy to Enhance the Identification, Removal of Criminal Aliens
June
17, 2010 (Knoxville, Tenn.) - Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) began using a new biometric information sharing
capability in Knox County that helps federal immigration officials
identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United
States, who are booked into local law enforcement's custody for a
crime. This capability is part of Secure Communities—ICE's
comprehensive strategy to improve and modernize the identification and
removal of criminal aliens from the United States. More at ICE.gov
Maryland Restaurateur Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens
June
17, 2010 (Baltimore, Md.) - George Anagnostou of Kingsville, Md.,
pleaded guilty today to harboring at least 24 unauthorized alien
employees from Timbuktu and By the Docks restaurants for private
financial gain and commercial advantage. More at ICE.gov
CBP and USCG Intercept Stowaways in Charleston
June
12, 2010 (Charleston, S.C.) - A joint team of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and U.S. Coast Guard officers were mobilized Saturday to
investigate a report of stowaways on board the M/V MSC Debra. The
vessel departed the Dominican Republic on June 9, and arrived in
Charleston at noon. CBP was notified that during unloading operations,
dock workers identified several individuals absconding from a
container. More at CBP.gov
Iranian Allegedly Forged a Letter From U.N. Official in Support of Immigration Applications
June
7, 2010 (Baltimore, Md.) - A criminal complaint has been filed charging
Hossein Dehbashi, 38, an Iranian national living in Gaithersburg, Md.,
with submitting a document he knew to be false, purportedly written by
a high level United Nations (U.N.) official, in support of his
immigration applications. Dehbashi was arrested on June 6, 2010, and
had an initial appearance on June 7 at U.S. District Court in
Baltimore. More at ICE.gov
ICE Arrests 72 During 2-Week Operation Targeting Immigration Fugitives
June
2, 2010 (Chicago, Ill.) - Local U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) fugitive operations teams arrested 72 foreign
nationals in the Chicago area during a two-week-long enforcement action
targeting immigration fugitives and criminal aliens. The ICE operation,
which ran May 10-14 and May 24-28, targeted immigration fugitives with
outstanding deportation orders, aliens with criminal records, and
previously deported aliens. More at ICE.gov