ICE press releases, by week
1,057 releases from ice.gov since January 2025, in the agency's own words, grouped by week. Updated September 5, 2026.
Week of August 31, 2026
- 2 high-ranking United Cartels members indicted for drug trafficking and terrorism in Tennessee HSTF investigation led by ICE HSI Knoxville
- ICE removes Cuban intelligence agent who fraudulently obtained lawful permanent resident status
- ICE, local partners arrest alleged arsonist in Las Vegas
- ICE, Texas partners arrest drug trafficker who evaded final order of removal for 26 years
- ICE HSI Little Rock investigation leads to 60-year federal sentence for Arkansas man convicted of producing child sexual abuse material
- ICE arrests convicted armed robber with help from Florida police partners
- ICE issues detainer for criminal illegal alien charged in deadly Tennessee DUI crash
- ICE continues removing egregious criminal illegal aliens who threaten local communities
- Criminal illegal alien from China passes away at Saipan ICE facility
- ICE Phoenix arrests 2 illegal aliens with serious criminal histories in Arizona
Week of August 24, 2026
- ICE removes criminal illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes July 19
- ICE HSI seizes over 22,000 ancient artifacts in Florida
- ICE HSI investigation leads to 30-year sentence for criminal illegal alien who drugged and raped several children in Nashville
- Former teacher sentenced to 33 years for sex trafficking child following ICE HSI New Orleans investigation
- ICE removes Venezuelan colonel and human rights violator
- ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. nets more than 1,300 arrests throughout Virginia, Maryland
Week of August 17, 2026
- ICE issues statement on Public Safety Coordination Center in Tennessee
- ICE officers render aid after devastating crash in New Mexico
- Criminal illegal alien charged with sexually exploiting child in Tennessee
- Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella issues statement on ICE officers who helped locate an escaped fugitive in Fresno
- HSI Omaha arrests 5 suspected child predators, including Mexican national, during undercover operations
- Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella issues statement on San Diego County’s attempted obstruction of federal law enforcement training
- ICE Boston arrests previously removed criminal alien arraigned for vehicular homicide
- Criminal illegal alien arrested in Nashville hit-and-run that injured 4 pedestrians
- ICE Boston arrests foreign fugitive convicted of aggravated murder
Week of August 10, 2026
Week of August 3, 2026
- Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella issues statement on mischaracterization of ICE's body-worn camera policy
- ICE Operation Safe Community - Atlanta nets more than 1,200 arrests in Georgia
- ICE HSI uncovers decadelong U-visa fraud scheme involving Louisiana law enforcement officials
- ICE arrests 2 criminal illegal aliens from Prince George’s County Detention Center after detainer not honored
- ERO New Orleans helps ensure child’s safety
- ICE Boston arrests criminal illegal alien charged with sex crimes, extortion in Massachusetts
- Detainee passes following medical emergency in New Jersey
- ICE arrests criminal illegal alien flying drone in illegal airspace near World Cup stadium
Week of July 27, 2026
- ICE arrests twice-deported criminal illegal alien with prior felony hit-and-run conviction linked to death of US Marine
- ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta, partners lead Operation Red Card to combat human trafficking ahead of World Cup
- ICE deports 2 criminal illegal aliens wanted by Mexico for homicide
- ICE Boston arrests illegal alien charged with numerous sex crimes
- ICE arrests Hungarian-Romanian fugitive in downtown D.C. wanted for illegal credit card use, visa violation
Week of July 20, 2026
Week of July 13, 2026
- Trump Administration issues final rule to end foreign student visa abuse
- Venezuelan detainee dies in ICE custody during transfer in Georgia
- Recidivist sex offender charged in connection with sex trafficking minors following HSI Maryland investigation
- Texas sex trafficker sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following HSI investigation
- HSI Omaha leads investigation resulting in federal prison sentences for 2 criminal illegal aliens who conspired to steal millions from ATMs
- ICE Harlingen arrests 238 illegal aliens in a single day, setting record for Rio Grande Valley
- 5 arrested, including 3 criminal illegal aliens released into the country by the Biden administration, in Middle Tennessee human trafficking investigation
- ICE investigation results in repeat sex offender sentencing for victimizing kids online, possession of child sex abuse material in Washington
- ICE arrests convicted felon in Florida with Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s cooperation
- ICE removes criminal illegal aliens to Honduras in partnership with Department of War
- ICE continues removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens throughout June
- ICE continues removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens over 4th of July holiday
- Criminal illegal alien charged with aggravated assault on ICE officer in Florida
- Cocaine trafficker who moved over a ton of drugs to the East Coast sentenced to almost 23 years following HSI investigation
- ICE ends Honduran MS-13 associate’s reign of gang-related terror thanks to honored immigration detainer in Virginia
Week of July 6, 2026
Week of June 29, 2026
- Alien in ICE custody passes away in Texas after long-term hospitalization
- ICE leadership, Sen. Eric Schmitt partner together to increase public safety
- Indiana man sentenced to 60 years for child sexual exploitation following ICE HSI Fort Wayne investigation
- Washington woman sentenced for distributing fentanyl
- HSI New Orleans arrests criminal illegal alien from Honduras for child rape
- Kentucky Man sentenced to 34 years for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material while serving as the child’s caretaker
Week of June 22, 2026
- ICE Chicago officer completes grueling 50-mile ultramarathon in under 10 hours
- Co-conspirator sentenced for multimillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy following HSTF fraud investigation
- California man admits role in alien smuggling scheme that held migrants for ransom
- Criminal illegal alien from Mexico passes away in ICE custody
- Mexican national admits to role in the stash house death of illegal alien
- Former Nicaraguan police officer sentenced to more than 4 years for assault of HSI special agent
- Mexican national living abroad extradited to US to face charges for producing child sexual abuse material following ICE HSI investigation
- Oregon man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material following multinational HSI investigation
- HSI Kansas City makes major contributions to bringing 20-year fugitive to face justice for murder
- ICE continues to remove ‘Worst of the Worst’ throughout June
- HSI Kansas City leads multiagency operation to combat human trafficking leading up to World Cup games
- Criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE Houston in May accounted for over 1,700 criminal convictions, including nearly 1,200 offenses that harmed or endangered Americans
- HSI Seattle, IRS-CI investigation leads to 5-year sentence for Washington man convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering
Week of June 15, 2026
- FRAUD CRACKDOWN: 13 illegal aliens arrested, 8 indicted for using stolen Social Security numbers to work in Kentucky
- ICE arrests Brazilian illegal alien unlawfully operating tractor-trailer
- Romanian national sentenced for bank fraud after HSI Los Angeles disrupts transnational criminal organization
- ICE enforcement operation in Smoky Mountains leads to 117 arrests
Week of June 8, 2026
- HSI St. Louis investigation leads to removal of illegal alien who attempted to give baby away to pay debt to smugglers
- ICE, US Marshals arrest illegal alien and alleged Tren de Aragua gang member after New York arrest for felony assault
- Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella’s statement on Camp East Montana Visit
- ICE asks officials not to release Mexican criminal illegal alien and alleged drunk driver accused of killing Georgia mother
- Homeland Security Task Force secures clinic owner’s conviction for $52M health care fraud, illegal narcotics distribution and kickback scheme
- ICE New York City arrests murderers, child sex abusers, other violent criminal illegal aliens
- ICE and partners arrest scores of illegal aliens and criminals in South Carolina highway operations
- DHS releases first VOICE and DHS VINE data reports emphasizing support for victims of illegal alien crime
- Criminal illegal alien sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficking in California
Week of June 1, 2026
- ICE detainee passes away in Louisiana
- ICE Chicago arrests violent, criminal illegal alien after Chicago PD releases him into community
- Homeland Security Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border tunnel, seizes $45 million worth of cocaine
- ICE arrests Sudanese national with violent criminal history in Nashville
- ICE arrests 24 illegal aliens during 1-day targeted operation with federal, state and local partners in Texas
- Criminal illegal alien arrested in Texas for allegedly opening fire on neighbors with assault rifle over Memorial Day weekend has been deported from the US twice
- HSI Tampa, HSI Miami partner with USF for coordinated human trafficking response to support victims
Week of May 25, 2026
- Illegal alien in California sentenced to 50 years in prison for exploiting special-needs niece and nephew to make child sexual abuse material
- ICE arrests criminal illegal alien in Texas convicted of attempted capital murder of police officer, burglary
- ICE arrests criminal illegal alien convicted in deadly Tennessee crash
Week of May 18, 2026
- ICE HSI arrests sister of corrupt official profiteering from Cuban military-controlled organization
- Missouri man sentenced to 50 years for recording child sexual abuse after HSI St. Louis investigation
- ICE arrests illegal alien accused of killing daughter in Arizona
- ICE arrests suspected MS-13 gang member convicted of robbery attempt in New York
Week of May 11, 2026
Week of May 4, 2026
- ICE leads multiagency operation resulting in arrest of MS-13 member in Florida
- ICE New York removes convicted coup leader to Burkina Faso
- Drug dealer, criminal illegal alien sentenced to 5 years following Homeland Security Task Force operation
- Indiana woman sentenced to 50 years following HSI Fort Wayne investigation into child sexual exploitation, distribution of child sexual abuse material
- New York man sentenced to prison for $1 million COVID-19 fraud following HSI task force investigation
- ICE Chicago arrests violent illegal alien sex offender after Illinois fails to honor detainer, releases him into community
- ICE lodges detainer on criminal illegal alien in Texas accused of beating victim unconscious, raping him while he was incapacitated
- Florida man arrested for 1993 execution-style murders of husband, wife following HSI New York, NYPD investigation
Week of April 27, 2026
- ICE confirms suspect in San Francisco stabbing is Venezuelan criminal illegal alien who entered the US under Biden administration’s deadly ‘catch-and-release’ policies
- Cuban illegal alien, arrested for domestic violence, dies in ICE custody at Georgia detention center
- 2 drug dealers sentenced for murder following ICE HSI investigation in Florida
- DHS and US Department of State announce return of stolen cultural property to the Hellenic Republic of Greece
- ICE asks North Carolina jail to turn over illegal alien child sex predator
- HSI, US Marshals arrest fugitive in New Jersey wanted for sex crimes against children in Israel
- ICE arrests Tony Playboy, the 1989 Little Saigon sandwich shop shootout fugitive spotlighted on ‘America’s Most Wanted'
- Connecticut woman sentenced to over 2 years for citizenship fraud after hiding involvement in war crimes
- ICE encounters Indian national in jail for trafficking $13M in drugs following Florida Highway Patrol arrest
Week of April 20, 2026
- Meet one of the media’s ‘non-criminals’: ICE Washington arrests ANOTHER illegal alien fugitive wanted for murder
- ICE Houston arrests 277 illegal aliens in just 2 weeks, including child predators, murderers, drug traffickers, foreign fugitives, gang bangers
- ICE and FBI arrest criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador for murder and drug trafficking
- Sanctuary jurisdictions helped Cuban illegal alien with decades-long rap sheet, law enforcement cooperation in Florida will ensure his crime spree in America is over
- ICE deports criminal illegal alien who fled the scene of fatal Florida car accident, then swapped vehicles with her boyfriend
- ICE pleads with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s sanctuary state of Virginia not to release accused sexual predator
- ICE lodges detainer on criminal illegal alien accused of brutally murdering co-worker with sledgehammer in Texas
Week of April 13, 2026
Week of April 6, 2026
- New alliance targets fake drugs: IPR Center partners with Rx-360 to protect patients and supply chains
- ICE warns fans of counterfeit merchandise ahead of FIFA World Cup
- Illegal alien sends 2 ICE officers to hospital after attempt to dangerously evade arrest
- Meet one of the media’s ‘non-criminals’: ICE arrests illegal alien wanted for murder in Virginia
- DHS Cyber Crimes Center, Homeland Security Investigations launch 4th annual Operation Renewed Hope
- HSI, CBP and HPD conduct operation targeting counterfeit sports merchandise in Southwest Houston, seize nearly $2 million in counterfeit items
Week of March 30, 2026
Week of March 23, 2026
Week of March 16, 2026
- Criminal illegal alien from Mexico passes away at Glades County Detention Facility
- California and Colorado women found guilty of stalking ICE officer
- Michigan orthodontist sentenced to 60 years for exploiting children following ICE investigation
- Florida man pleads guilty to distributing violent, sexual animal crushing videos following ICE investigation
Week of March 9, 2026
- Washington man sentenced to 20 years following HSI investigation into commercial pill press operation
- Criminal illegal alien from Afghanistan with previous arrests for fraud and theft passes away at Texas hospital
- ICE arrests 9 illegal alien sex offenders in major California operation
- ICE lodges immigration detainer against criminal illegal alien who allegedly abused and violently murdered 3-year-old nephew
- ICE removes violent paramilitary war criminal and terrorist to Ethiopia
- ICE Houston arrests over 400 criminal illegal alien child sex offenders in President Trump’s first year back in office
Week of March 2, 2026
- Criminal illegal alien in ICE custody passes away in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Criminal illegal alien in ICE custody passes away in Natchez, Mississippi
- ICE investigation leads to arrest of criminal illegal alien from Guatemala for employing illegal aliens in Idaho
- Criminal illegal alien sentenced to nearly 20 years for leading cartel-linked drug trafficking operation
- ICE Houston lodges detainers on 2 criminal illegal aliens arrested for intoxicated manslaughter in past month
- Criminal illegal alien passes away in California hospital
- ICE sets the record straight about immigration enforcement action in New Jersey
- ICE New Orleans arrests MS-13 gang member with final order of removal
- Caribbean trafficking: Leader of criminal organization sentenced to nearly 5 years for firearms smuggling conspiracy
Week of February 23, 2026
- ICE Buffalo arrests criminal alien from Ukraine wanted for attempted murder of police chief
- Debunking the mainstream media lies about South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas
- ICE Harrisonburg arrests illegal alien with extensive criminal history
- ICE deports Jamaican criminal illegal alien convicted of murdering a father of 7
- ICE removes violent rapist and Salvadoran national from Maryland
- ICE arrests violent criminal illegal alien who murdered a toddler in Wisconsin
- HSI’s Operation Crazy Train continues to dismantle Tren De Aragua following superseding RICO indictments
- ICE El Paso arrests 38 illegal aliens, encounters 3 children at construction sites during 9-day, multiagency operation
- ICE Special Response Team arrests criminal illegal alien alleged sex offender and human smuggler in Minneapolis
- ICE-led investigation leads to prison time for MS-13 ringleaders in North Carolina
- ICE, federal partners arrest criminal illegal alien from El Salvador convicted of murder
- ICE Buffalo investigation lands criminal illegal alien 25-year prison sentence for distribution of child sexual abuse material
Week of February 16, 2026
- ICE Dallas-led investigation leads to 50-year sentence for sex trafficker, narcotics dealer, money launderer in Texas
- Criminal illegal alien passes away at Florida’s Larkin Community Hospital
- ICE Charleston, partners arrest West Virginia man for making terroristic threats
- Convicted alien felon passes away at Indiana hospital
- 2 Texas women indicted for kidnapping, abuse and forced child labor
- Deadly evasion: Illegal immigrant flees ICE, crashes car and kills innocent driver
Week of February 9, 2026
Week of February 2, 2026
- SANCTUARY CALAMITY: DHS and ICE urgently call on Gavin Newsom and sanctuary California to not release 33,179 criminal illegal aliens including murderers, sex offenders, and drug traffickers from jails back into California communities
- ICE arrests violent criminal alien after sanctuary jurisdiction released him despite immigration detainer
- ICE lodges immigration detainer against criminal illegal alien accused of negligent vehicular manslaughter in California
- ICE investigation leads to 7-year sentence for Midland felon
- Mexican couple sentenced for manufacturing, selling thousands of counterfeit IDs nationwide
- Texas man sentenced for role in border tunnel smuggling conspiracy
- 5 of 37 fugitives expelled from Mexico were targets of ICE El Paso investigation into foreign terrorist organizations
Week of January 26, 2026
Week of January 19, 2026
- DHS Blue Campaign leads national effort to combat human trafficking during awareness month
- Operation Charlotte’s Web: ICE arrests criminal illegal alien who killed a 15-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Charlotte, North Carolina
- ICE arrests 3 criminal illegal alien killers in Florida and a violent criminal illegal alien felon in Florida operation
- ICE Dallas arrests Tren de Aragua member
Week of January 12, 2026
- ICE reports death of illegal alien in custody in El Paso
- ICE detainee passes away at Georgia’s Robert A. Deyton Detention Center
- Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE has arrested members of some of the world’s most dangerous criminal gangs in Sanctuary Minnesota
- ICE arrests criminal illegal alien convicted of raping a child, multiple other sex offenses in North Carolina
- ICE arrests criminal alien from Afghanistan convicted of attempted murder, assault
Week of January 5, 2026
- ICE arrests dozens of criminal illegal aliens convicted of murder, child rape and more in sanctuary state Minnesota
- Career criminal, illegal alien in ICE custody passes away at local hospital
- Illegal alien in ICE custody passes away at California hospital
- ICE reports aggravated felon and convicted child sex offender’s death at Camp East Montana in Texas
- ICE arrests convicted sexual predator who was allowed to roam free in Minneapolis because of Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey’s sanctuary policies
- Illegal alien in ICE custody passes away at Houston-area hospital after being admitted for chronic heart-related health issues
Week of December 29, 2025
- ICE announces historic 120% manpower increase thanks to recruitment campaign that brought in 12,000 officers and agents
- A year of service: ICE’s 'best of the best' demonstrate selfless service, sacrifice, duty and honor
- ICE arrests criminal illegal alien from Mexico convicted of child cruelty in New Jersey
Week of December 22, 2025
- ICE Operation Highway Sentinel arrests over 100 illegal alien truck drivers in Gavin Newsom’s California
- Operation Angel’s Honor: 14-day nationwide ICE operation in honor of Laken Riley, results in more than 1,000 criminal illegal alien arrests
- ICE arrests Santa Claus impersonator for child sexual abuse material
Week of December 15, 2025
- OPERATION BUCKEYE: ICE arrests the worst of the worst from Ohio, with convictions including felony drug possession, assault, DUIs and more
- Illegal alien from Eritrea passes away at Moshannon Valley Processing Center
- Illegal alien from Nicaragua passes away at a hospital in Natchez
- Criminal illegal alien passes away at University Hospital following medical emergency at Delaney Hall Detention Facility
- Illegal alien from Bulgaria passes away at North Lake Processing Center, natural causes suspected
- ICE announces most successful federal law enforcement agency recruitment campaign in American history
- ICE, local partners arrest criminal illegal alien allegedly selling cocaine out of Virginia barbershop
Week of December 8, 2025
- ICE arrests Honduran criminal illegal alien following head-on collision that severely injured Maryland woman
- Criminal illegal alien from Pakistan passes away of suspected natural causes at Fort Worth hospital
- Despite being attacked by rioters, ICE Arizona and federal partners successfully arrest dozens illegal aliens in major Arizona operation targeting a transnational criminal organization
- ICE HSTF announces return of alleged prolific drug trafficker & Chinese National from Mexico to face international narcotics, money laundering charges
- Convicted child sex offender from Philippines passes away at Harlingen hospital
Week of December 1, 2025
- Illegal alien from Guatemala in ICE custody dies at local hospital from suspected natural causes: liver, kidney failure
- ICE Buffalo arrests notorious drug trafficker and criminal illegal alien from Ukraine who attempted to exploit immigration law to hide from justice
- ICE HSI and federal partners arrest a criminal illegal alien and his son for illegally trafficking over 70 firearms
- ICE Philadelphia arrests Salvadoran criminal alien convicted of child cruelty, intent to deliver fentanyl, attempted robbery and attempted money laundering
- ICE arrests 2 criminal illegal aliens convicted of endangering children
Week of November 24, 2025
Week of November 17, 2025
- ICE continues to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens in Chicago, including those convicted of domestic battery, aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child and armed robbery
- ICE Chicago arrests criminal alien convicted of abducting and enticing a child
- ICE arrests violent criminal alien who shouted 'Allahu Akbar,' grabbed officer’s service weapon in failed attempt to prevent apprehension
- ICE Houston arrests more than 3,500 criminal illegal aliens, child predators and murderers during shutdown
- ICE launches new initiative to help prevent foreign students from exploiting US education system
- HSTF apprehends labor recruiter in California for alleged worker exploitation in visa fraud scheme
- Illegal alien, son charged with allegedly trafficking more than 75 firearms, bulk ammo following investigation by ICE, ATF, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Week of November 10, 2025
- ICE relocates New Orleans field office headquarters to St. Rose, Louisiana
- ICE, Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrest multiple criminal illegal aliens accused of repeatedly raping 12-year-old child smuggled into US during Obama administration
- ICE and state of Florida arrest 230 criminal alien sexual predators, violent criminals in 10-day operation
Week of November 3, 2025
- Violent criminal illegal alien apprehended by ICE after high-stakes operation in Chicago
- 287(g) partnership between ICE and MA Department of Corrections keeps criminal alien convicted of drug trafficking and weapons possession off the streets
- Twice deported child predator arrested by ICE after violently assaulting officer with metal cup during attempt to flee
- ICE Houston arrests over 1,500 criminal aliens, gang members, foreign fugitives and immigration offenders during 10-day operation
- ICE and Oklahoma bolster public safety on state’s highways by removing 34 illegal alien truck drivers
- ICE arrests Guatemalan illegal alien convicted of felony breaking and entering in Virginia
- Illegal alien dies at Victorville Medical Center in California after complications from alcohol withdrawal syndrome
- ICE New Orleans cracks down on illegal employment and immigration violations at local shipyard, detains 25
Week of October 27, 2025
- ICE arrests 223 illegal aliens along northwest Indiana highways
- ICE Houston arrests illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member stuck on local business sign after attempting to flee
- Undeterred by government shutdown, ICE continues efforts to remove criminal illegal aliens in Operation Midway Blitz
- ICE apprehends Salvadoran illegal alien previously arrested 10 times and charged with 19 crimes, including malicious shooting, unlawful wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and assault and battery
- ICE places detainer on illegal alien arrested for killing teen during second drunk driving incident
- ICE arrests violent criminal Salvadoran alien in Northern Virginia
- ICE announces death of illegal alien from Honduras after alien fled authorities
- ICE arrests MS-13 member with long Salvadoran rap sheet through local police partnership in Kentucky
- ICE removes criminal alien involved in one of Philly’s most shocking acts of violence
- Illegal alien from China and convicted child sex offender in ICE custody passes away following suspected complications from heart surgery
Week of October 20, 2025
- ICE lodges arrest detainer for criminal illegal alien who killed 3 in California while driving 18-wheeler under the influence
- ICE Chicago deports previously removed Guatemalan criminal alien wanted for reckless harm charges in home country
- HSI Arizona arrested man for alleged child sex trafficking and producing child sexual abuse material
Week of October 13, 2025
- ICE, federal partners arrest more than 1,400 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during Patriot 2.0, including murderers, rapists, drug traffickers, child sex predators and members of violent transnational criminal gangs
- ICE arrests illegal alien serving as a local police officer in Suburban Chicago
- ICE conducts visits to employers in Northern Virginia to ensure legal compliance when hiring foreign student workers
- Illegal alien from Jordan in ICE custody passes away in Miami hospital
- ICE leads rescue of abducted child, international fugitive in Mexico
- Suspected Tren de Aragua member pleads guilty following ICE, federal partner investigation
- ICE’s 287g partnership with Oklahoma Highway Patrol nets 120 illegal alien arrests, 91 driving with CDL licenses, in 3-day operation
Week of October 6, 2025
Week of September 29, 2025
- Illegal alien from China passes away at Regional Medical Center near San Diego
- ICE releases new information on extensive criminal history of illegal alien Ian Roberts who was working as Iowa school superintendent
- US Attorney files petition to enforce ICE-HSI’s administrative subpoenas to Oregon counties harboring felon aliens
- ICE reports second death from Dallas sniper attack after detainee succumbs to injuries
- HSI Phoenix arrests 11 illegal aliens charged with document fraud and false claims of US citizenship
- ICE response to Broadview mayor who accused ICE of ‘war’ on community
- HSI-led operation targeting criminal sex trafficking at Dallas-area strip club results in 41 arrests
- ICE Miami, 287(g) partners arrest 400 criminal aliens during Central Florida operations
- ICE Las Cruces arrests a criminal alien fugitive while serving an arrest warrant
- ICE helps arrest 28 illegal aliens during Operation Pick Off
- Victim of active shooter attack at Dallas ICE field office identified
- ICE arrests 9 Chilean nationals linked to South American Theft Group in New Jersey
Week of September 22, 2025
- ICE aids in investigation leading to conviction of 3 MS-13 gang members
- ICE San Diego arrests 4 convicted child sex predators
- 3 ICE officers are heroes after rescuing a motorist from a burning car in Illinois
- ICE arrests criminal alien serving as Des Moines Public Schools superintendent; prior weapons charges and in possession of loaded handgun at time of arrest
- ICE awards Florida’s state and local law enforcement with 287(g) funds to defend the homeland
- California man accused of doxxing ICE employee now in custody
- ICE Buffalo targets illegal aliens during a weeklong operation
- ICE arrests illegal alien from Haiti connected to criminal terrorist organizations
- Convicted felon faces federal drug trafficking charges following ICE El Paso investigation
- ICE San Diego investigation leads to guilty plea in murders of Washington couple, unborn child
- Mexican national dies in ICE custody after being referred to local hospital day prior
- Honduran national in ICE custody passes away
- ICE, law enforcement partners searching for 2 illegal aliens who escaped after choking Border Patrol agent
- ICE arrests child predator charged with sexual exploitation of 2 young girls following investigation in Puerto Rico
- ICE removes Liberian rebel commander known for using child soldiers
Week of September 15, 2025
- ICE removes illegal Mexican alien wanted in Mexico for femicide
- Arizona man sentenced to 8.5 years for attempt to engage child for sex following ICE Tucson investigation
- ICE investigation results in former Liberian rebel general sentenced to over 4 years for concealing serious human rights violations on immigration forms
- Venezuelan man responsible for sex trafficking female illegal aliens sentenced to 10 years in prison
- ICE Boston arrests Mexican alien charged with drug trafficking, prostitution crimes in Connecticut
- ICE lodges detainer against illegal alien who murdered a teenage girl after she rejected his sexual advances
- South Texas man charged for assaulting federal officer during arrest enforcement operation
- ICE arrests previously deported Sureño gang member with lengthy criminal history
- ICE arrests violent gang member guilty of murder after maximum security prison releases him outside Chicago
- ICE detainee passes away at Banner Desert Medical Center in Arizona
- ICE El Paso investigation results in 2 Mexican nationals, 2 US citizens charged in conspiracy to smuggle children from Mexico
Week of September 8, 2025
- Yearslong ICE investigation results in stiff charges for church leaders and 5 others for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of minors and adults, and child exploitation enterprise
- ICE Denver investigation leads to more than 67-year sentence of Gambian torturer
- ICE St. Paul assists in arresting 2 Minnesota men for funding and directing kidnappings, bombings, and killings overseas
- ICE New York arrests alleged MS-13 gang associate wanted by Interpol, living near school
- ICE Detroit and partners take down international car theft ring in Michigan
- ICE Houston arrests 822 criminal aliens, gang members, convicted murders, child predators, foreign fugitives and egregious immigration offenders during weeklong operation
- Couple charged in cross-border identity theft and immigration fraud scheme following ICE investigation
- Southern California man facing charges after towing ICE vehicle in failed attempt to obstruct immigration enforcement
- ICE stops international alien smuggling, asylum fraud conspiracy
Week of September 1, 2025
- ICE Philadelphia removes dangerous MS-13 gang leader wanted for heinous Crimes in El Salvador
- ICE leads multi-agency operation targeting illegal employment and federal crimes in Georgia
- ICE removes illegal Mexican alien wanted in Mexico for aggravated rape
- ICE Detroit removes suspected war criminal and former high-ranking coup leader to Sierra Leone
- ICE Boston removes illegal fugitive wanted for child rape in Jamaica
- ICE arrests alleged child abuser accused of preying on 5-year-olds in Puerto Rican community
- ICE San Diego arrests unregistered child sex offender criminal alien at in-home daycare
- Iranian couple pleads guilty after June clash with ICE
- Mexican national in ICE custody passes away at Central Arizona Correctional Complex
Week of August 25, 2025
- ICE arrests criminal illegal alien convicted of murder
- ICE, Metro PD arrest illegal Mexican alien previously charged with sex crimes against Virginia child
- ICE arrests Venezuelan fugitive wanted for attempting to kill an innocent woman during violent Russian roulette-style attack
- ICE Newark arrests child predator released under irresponsible NYC sanctuary policies
- ICE Philadelphia arrests 24 immigration violators, including suspected MS-13 gang member and felon convicted of assault
- HSI Kansas City hosts young European leaders from 15 nations to share strategies for combating transnational crime and illegal immigration
Week of August 18, 2025
- ICE to hold hiring event in Arlington, Texas; seeks officers and attorneys to support public safety mission
- ICE arrests Tren de Aragua gang member, Venezuelan fugitive wanted on weapons charges
- ICE Newark arrests heavily armed illegal alien who overstayed visa by 9 years
- ICE arrests convicted criminal alien, immigration violator released on bond by the Biden administration
- ICE San Diego investigation leads to arraignment of 3 fugitives transferred from Mexico
- ICE deports dangerous criminal alien wanted in Mexico with links to El Chapo
- 2 naturalized US citizens disrespect legal immigration process by harboring illegal aliens
- Illegal alien charged with assault on a federal officer, destruction of government property following ICE San Diego investigation
- ICE arrests twice-convicted, drunk-driving illegal alien who’s been hiding in California for over 20 years
- Connecticut is a sanctuary no more. ICE, federal partners remove dangerous illegal aliens from Connecticut streets during 4-day operation
- Fugitive extradited from Mexico to face drug trafficking charges after ICE San Diego investigation
- ICE arrests 9 illegal aliens and seizes drugs, scammed gift cards at underground nightclub in California
- ICE strikes major blow against Carteles Unidos: Charges filed against 5 top leaders
- ICE intervenes, protects community after local prison releases 2 illegal alien child predators
Week of August 11, 2025
- ICE San Diego arrests criminal alien after collision with 2 government vehicles, injuring federal officer
- Reckless sanctuary laws result in needless death of innocent American
- ICE deports leader of 18th Street gang faction wanted for murderous crime spree in Honduras
- ICE Cincinnati removes convicted coup leader to Burkina Faso
- ICE lodges detainer against Honduran charged with murder
- 3 violent MS-13 gang members in custody following ICE New York City operation
- Heinous rapists arrested by ICE in Los Angeles
Week of August 4, 2025
- ICE arrests Salem EMT for child pornography offenses
- California man arrested, charged with making fake IDs for DoorDash drivers following ICE investigation
- ICE investigation leads to 20-year prison sentence for man who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdoses
- ICE Houston arrests more than 350 gang members in past 6 months who illegally entered US over 1,400 times, been convicted of nearly 1,700 criminal offenses
- ICE investigation leads to New Jersey man charged with possession of child sexual abuse material
- ICE New England arrests registered sex offender from Portugal convicted of heinous crimes against children
- ICE New England arrests registered sex offender from Guatemala
- ICE Newark arrests another 4 illegally present child sex offenders as part of ongoing operation
- Illegal reentrant with prior murder, narcotics convictions sentenced to 100 months in prison following ICE New York investigation
- ICE Orlando arrests Colombian drug lord wanted for 29 known murders
- ICE Washington, D.C. leads international takedown of BlackSuit ransomware infrastructure
- ICE detainee passes away at Pennsylvania's Moshannon Valley Processing Center
- New Yorker enters guilty plea after ICE investigation uncovers $30M investment fraud scheme that sold foreign nationals access to prominent US politicians
- ICE Houston operation results in 42 arrests, including criminal alien convicted of assaulting 2 law enforcement officers
- ICE arrests 6 illegal aliens in Houston who account for 48 criminal convictions, 42 illegal entries
- ICE removes fugitive criminal predator who attempted to exploit US immigration system
- 53 members of the criminal organization known as Las Farc charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Dominican national arrested for assaulting ICE agents in Puerto Rico
- New Mexico police officer pleads guilty to federal child exploitation charges after ICE El Paso investigation
- Known Sureños gang member arrested by ICE Kansas City after repeated illegal entries
- Long Beach man arrested on federal criminal complaint charging him with sending a dozen payments to suspected ISIS terrorists
Week of July 28, 2025
- ICE issues over 1,000 tentative job offers to shore up agency’s enforcement efforts
- Former NBA star, suspected Israeli crime figure arrested on federal indictment alleging high-stakes illegal poker games at Encino mansion
- ICE Philadelphia arrests Mexican national with warrant for rape in Pennsylvania
- ICE Philadelphia removes illegal alien from Honduras wanted for femicide, attempted homicide
- ICE Philadelphia arrests criminal alien charged with sexually assaulting child after being released from custody
- ICE arrests illegal alien serving as a local police officer after attempting to unlawfully purchase firearm in Maine
- Woman who assaulted federal agents arrested, charged following ICE Washington, D.C. investigation
- ICE Newark arrests 4 illegally present child sex offenders as part of Operation Apex Predator
- ICE arrests over 200 illegal alien child sex offenders in Houston area in past 6 months
Week of July 21, 2025
- ICE Buffalo arrests illegal alien with 9 US criminal convictions including assault, arson and robbery
- ICE Buffalo arrests Salvadoran national, convicted child predator
- Salvadoran serial criminal convicted of unlawful reentry after ICE Boston arrest
- Fake green card, 4-time illegal reentry leads to 2 criminal alien arrests in Florida
- National Guard soldier deployed to South Texas to help secure border convicted of smuggling illegal aliens into US
- ICE Buffalo, local partners arrest previously convicted Kenyan national on gun charges
- ICE arrests 243 illegal aliens in Denver metro area
- Engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secret technology designed for missile launch detection
- ICE and FBI arrest Cincinnati man for terroristic threats against ICE agents
- Vietnamese national dies in ICE custody
- ICE arrests Haitian engaged in violence and destabilization of Haiti, in support of Department of State
- ICE Rio Grande Valley investigation results in the sentencing of convicted human smuggler for possessing images of sexual assaults of young children
- ICE Buffalo removes several violent criminal aliens from US
- Puerto Rico man arrested for child exploitation after ICE San Juan investigation
- ICE San Juan investigation leads to arrest of female teacher for child sex trafficking in Puerto Rico
- Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons’ statement on illegal alien shooting CBP officer
Week of July 14, 2025
- ICE Boston arrest results in conviction for Dominican alien who illegally reentered US after deportation
- 2 MS-13 members sentenced for racketeering following ICE New England, partner investigation
- ICE New England investigation lands Trinitarios leader 14 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy
- ICE San Antonio investigation results in the 17 ½ year sentencing of a South Texas man for receipt of child pornography
- ICE Boston arrest leads to conviction for alien who illegally reentered US after deportation
- ICE arrests foreign fugitive from Honduras wanted for homicide
- Homeland Security Task Force created in Houston
- ICE Tucson, multiagency case results in Nigerian national pleading guilty to international fraud scheme targeting the elderly
- ICE Prescott, multiagency case results in owners of northern Arizona businesses arrested for illegal employment practices
- Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons’ statement on Benjamin Hanil Song’s arrest
- ICE New England arrests El Salvadorian national, a registered sex offender convicted of possession of child pornography
- ICE New England arrests Guatemalan national and registered sex offender convicted of indecent assault, battery on child under 14
- Nigerian man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.3 million in COVID-19 jobless and disability benefits
- ICE Detroit arrests suspected member of foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua
- ICE New England administratively arrests alleged child predator, Guatemalan national recently charged with attempting to solicit a minor for commercial sex
- ICE Los Angeles special agents arrest Iranian national for violation of US sanctions
- ICE New Orleans investigation supports bribery indictment tied to immigration benefit fraud
- ICE New York investigation, alongside partners, leads to extradition of United Kingdom citizen to face charges in $99 million wine fraud
- Ovidio Guzman Lopez — son of El Chapo and head of Sinaloa Cartel — pleads guilty to federal drug charges in Chicago
- ICE Buffalo arrests illegally present Cuban national and convicted sex offender
- ICE New York investigation lands leader of Mexican sex trafficking organization 188 months in prison
- ICE arrests 1,361 criminal aliens in Houston area in June
- OmegaPro founder, promoter charged for running global $650 million foreign exchange and crypto investment scam following ICE New York investigation
Week of July 7, 2025
- ICE Buffalo warns New Yorkers after arrests of Chinese nationals caught preying on elderly
- ICE Buffalo arrests Mexican criminal aliens with felony convictions
- ICE Boston arrest leads to federal charge for Dominican alien
- ICE Del Rio, federal partner investigation results in sentence for illegal Honduran alien for alien smuggling conspiracy
- ICE arrests one of El Salvador’s “Top 100 Most Wanted” hiding in Nebraska
- ICE Rio Grande Valley investigation results in Georgia woman sentenced for smuggling firearms into Mexico
- ICE arrests 20 illegal aliens during worksite inspection in New Jersey
- 10 suspects charged in July 4 attack on Texas ICE detention facility
- ICE Buffalo investigation leads to arrest of Jamestown man charged with threatening to kill a Homeland Security agent
Week of June 30, 2025
- ICE will participate in FELEG Annual Principals Meeting July 7-11 in California
- Ohio man gets multiple life sentences for murdering 3 victims, directing others to dismember & bury 2 of the bodies following ICE HSI criminal investigation
- Statement from acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons on Rep. Pramila Jayapal calling ICE a ‘terrorist force’
- San Antonio man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for transporting 25 illegal aliens inside tanker trailer following ICE Eagle Pass, federal partner investigation
- Statement from acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons on passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
- ICE Newark operation makes 18 arrests, takes down Newark open-air drug market
- ICE, law enforcement partner investigation results in a significant prison sentence for a South Texas man convicted of kidnapping illegal aliens
- ICE Dallas arrests illegal alien wanted in home country for organizing an assassination attempt
- ICE, law enforcement partners’ investigation results in life sentences for human smuggling leader and coordinator on anniversary of deadly trailer conspiracy
- ICE Baltimore investigation leads to decade-long prison sentence for Prince George’s County man convicted of drug conspiracy
- Elkton man convicted of child exploitation gets 30-year prison sentence following ICE Baltimore investigation
- ICE Buffalo removes illegal alien, child sex predator to Guatemala
- ICE Phoenix removes Mexican fugitive
- Multiagency investigation leads to arrest of criminal illegal alien wanted for homicide
- Statement from ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons on news coverage of ‘ICE spotting’ app
- Iranian national and wife federally indicted after wife threatens to shoot ICE officers in Tempe as a result of an ICE Arizona investigation
Week of June 23, 2025
- Cuban national dies in ICE custody
- DHS Cyber Crimes Center tip leads to arrest of criminal alien convicted child sex offender
- ICE executes federal search warrant at Buckeye Fire Equipment Company
- ICE Boston arrest leads to federal charges for Salvadoran alien illegally residing in Massachusetts after deportation
- Canadian national in ICE custody passes away
- Illegal alien, wife who scammed elderly, others out of more than $3 million sentenced to 15 years following investigation by ICE Houston
- Tampa-based companies sign with IMAGE program
- ICE announces major update to global online child sexual exploitation operation
- ICE investigation leads to 6 charged in connection with interstate commercial burglaries
- ICE Dallas removes foreign fugitive wanted by Mexican law enforcement for homicide
Week of June 16, 2025
- ICE and federal partners arrest 17 illegal aliens during worksite inspection in Bethlehem, Pa.
- Former Rwandan genocide perpetrator charged with immigration fraud following ICE investigation
- Former Fort Hood soldiers sentenced to federal prison for alien smuggling as result of ICE El Paso investigation
- ICE Tyler joint investigation leads to life in federal prison for Cherokee County man convicted for sex trafficking teens
- South Texas woman charged with threatening to shoot federal agent following an investigation conducted by ICE San Antonio, local partner
- ICE Boston arrest leads to federal charge for Brazilian alien who re-entered US after removal
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest more than 80 illegal aliens during worksite enforcement operation at Louisiana racetrack
- ICE worksite enforcement operation uncovers widespread identity theft affecting more than 100 victims across the nation
- ICE Laredo investigation results in the guilty plea of a Mexican illegal alien admitting to transporting child sexual abuse material across state lines to Mexico
- ICE San Diego case results in indictment of alleged members of major Guatemalan drug trafficking organization
- Mexican national gets 110-month prison sentence for trafficking cocaine, illegally reentering the US following federal investigation
- ICE Boston arrests Salvadoran alien with several convictions in Massachusetts
- ICE, Homeland Security Task Force, partners investigate cockfighting operation, illegal immigration and other crimes
- ICE Boston arrest leads to indictment for Dominican alien who apparently illegally re-entered the US
Week of June 9, 2025
- DHS Know2Protect campaign empowers student to report abuse; former teacher sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
- ICE arrests Mexican national convicted twice for felony DWI in New York
- Caught on camera: ICE arrests violent protesters who threatened federal law enforcement officers, damaged federal property following lawful operation
- ICE arrests 4 illegal aliens during random worksite enforcement outreach at D-Hand Car Wash in Connecticut
- ICE Dallas apprehends Iranian national and registered sex offender convicted of multiple sex offenses of a child
- ICE investigation nets 10-year sentence for leader of drug trafficking organization
- ICE Phoenix removes Mexican Noroeste Cartel member
- ICE detainee death in Atlanta
- ICE conducts worksite inspections at Baton Rouge massage parlors
- ICE-led investigation leads to repeat offender’s guilty plea for possessing child sexual abuse material
- ICE, federal partners assaulted during largest worksite enforcement operation in Nebraska under Trump administration
- ICE Detroit arrests a convicted arsonist and a convicted murderer in the same day
- 12 arrested in a South Texas worksite enforcement operation by ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partners
- ICE Philadelphia removes Uzbek national wanted for fraud
- ICE Dallas leads DHS effort removing 122 illegal aliens aboard Special High Risk Charter flight
- ICE Boston arrests Salvadoran gang member in Massachusetts
- ICE Philadelphia and law enforcement partners execute worksite enforcement operation at Wyoming Valley Pallets Inc.
- ICE HSI Buffalo arrests convicted sex offender illegally present in US
Week of June 2, 2025
- Statement from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons on assaults against federal law enforcement officers in Los Angeles June 6
- Treasury targets network trafficking cocaine to the US and Europe following ICE HSI New York investigation with law enforcement partners
- Romanian national sentenced for defrauding hundreds of banking customers
- ICE Rio Grande Valley conducts worksite enforcement operation resulting in 25 arrests
- Mexican illegal alien sentenced to 11 years for smuggling 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine in truckload of cabbages following ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation
- ICE releases 2024 SEVP annual report
- 3 illegal aliens arrested in Southeast Texas following execution of search warrant for suspected child sexual abuse materials
- DHS initiative uncovers widespread abuse, exploitation of unaccompanied kids placed with previously improperly vetted sponsors
- New Mexico man indicted in Texas for drug, firearm, murder charges following ICE El Paso investigation
- Texas woman sentenced for hostage-taking, extortion in smuggling stash house case investigated by ICE El Paso
- Colorado fentanyl dealer sentenced in Texas to 20 years in federal prison following ICE El Paso investigation
- ICE Baltimore investigation leads to sentencing of Maryland man convicted of visa fraud
- ICE arrests Tajikistan-born Russian national as a foreign fugitive suspected of being a member of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization
- South Texas stash house discovered by ICE Rio Grande Valley leads to the arrest of 16 illegal aliens
- ICE Houston deports 142 criminal aliens to Mexico in past 2 weeks who as a group have been convicted of 473 crimes, illegally entered US 480 times
- ICE, CBP seize 50,000 kilograms of meth precursor chemicals destined for Sinaloa Cartel
- ICE, federal partners arrest nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during immigration enforcement operation
Week of May 26, 2025
- Father and son indicted for providing material support to Mexican cartel engaged in terrorism following ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation
- ICE investigation leads to couple charged with marriage fraud, making false statements
- ICE arrests MS-13 gang member previously removed from the US 4 times
- ICE arrests 100+ illegal aliens during targeted enforcement operation in Tallahassee
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces leadership realignment as enforcement efforts continue to ramp up
- ICE Los Angeles, multiagency taskforce case results in freight forwarding company exec arrest on federal indictment alleging massive scheme to avoid customs duties payments
- ICE Los Angeles, multiagency taskforce case results in 14 arrests on complaints alleging more than $25 million in COVID-19 relief, small business loans fraudulently obtained
- ICE Newark arrests Guatemalan unaccompanied alien child sponsor wanted overseas for attempted aggravated homicide
- ICE apprehends Venezuelan woman who fled the scene of jet ski accident that killed woman on kayak at Lake Grapevine
- Joint ICE San Diego, CBP case sends Guatemalan drug trafficker to 14 years in prison
- ICE conducts worksite inspections in New Orleans
- ICE Houston deports convicted child predator who has illegally entered US 3 times
- ICE, federal partners conduct immigration enforcement operations on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard
- ICE Nogales, CBP case sends Phoenix woman to over 8 years in prison for narcotics trafficking, bankruptcy fraud
- ICE arrests convicted rapist after local jurisdiction fails to honor immigration detainer
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Honduran national charged with child trafficking crimes in Rhode Island
- ICE Boston removes fugitive convicted of armed robbery in Brazil
- ICE, multiagency case results in Mexican national sentenced to 88 months in prison for role in drug conspiracy
- ICE San Juan arrests 6 illegal aliens in local establishment in Puerto Rico
- ICE investigation results in former child, family services caseworker sentenced to prison for sexually abusing children
- 15 suspected gang members indicted for drug trafficking scheme
Week of May 19, 2025
- ICE investigation leads to indictment of 8 individuals with ties to China in transnational elder fraud scheme
- ERO El Paso deportation officers turn over a previously removed Mexican fugitive to Mexican authorities
- ICE Houston deports accused murderer to Mexico who has been on the run for 20 years
- ICE removes child rapist, illegal alien wanted in Honduras
- ICE San Antonio, federal partners lead to Treasury sanctions of high-ranking members of Cartel del Noreste, a foreign terrorist organization
- ICE leads joint operation in southern Indiana
- ICE, Europol, law enforcement partners, dismantle major illicit drug networks in global Darknet crackdown
- ICE New York City, partners arrest illegal alien wanted in home country for homicide
- ICE Boston arrests Dominican fugitive charged with firearms, drug crimes in Massachusetts
- ICE Atlanta worksite enforcement operation results in illegal alien arrests, 2 unaccompanied minors found
- ICE, law enforcement partners, arrest 13 Armenian rival members, associates of organized crime syndicates for alleged attempted murder, kidnapping and tens of millions in theft
- ICE San Antonio announces 275 illegal alien arrests during joint operation
- Virginia man charged with conspiracy in smuggling of Honduran unaccompanied alien child following ICE Las Cruces, federal partner investigation
- ICE Newark arrests Colombian with criminal warrant overseas for aggravated theft
- Joint operation nabs 255 in human trafficking sting; ICE lodges 30 detainers
- 21 illegal aliens arrested in Bay, Leon County targeted operation
- ICE Buffalo removes previously deported child sex predator to home country
- ICE Chicago captures shooters in December 2024 mass shooting tied to Tren de Aragua gang
- Statement by ICE Acting Director Todd M. Lyons on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s anti-ICE comments
- ICE Washington, D.C. arrests illegal Guatemalan gang member with extensive criminal history
- Tango Blast gang members sentenced after leading law enforcement on multiple vehicle pursuits during smuggling attempts following ICE Laredo, federal partners investigation
- ICE RGV, federal partner investigation results in the sentencing of a Mexican illegal alien for possession of sexually explicit images and videos of children
- ICE arrests illegally present Guatemalan national for assaulting a federal agent
- ICE arrests Brazilian alien charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts resident
- ICE arrests Honduran alien charged with multiple child abuse crimes in Connecticut
- ICE Buffalo removes 2 criminal illegal aliens and foreign fugitives wanted for felonies in home country to Guatemala
- ICE arrests 11 illegal aliens during Lowell worksite enforcement operation
- ICE San Diego arrests previously removed Mexican national with criminal history
Week of May 12, 2025
- ICE, joint partner investigation results in illegal alien, alleged human smuggler from Mexico indictment for first material support of terrorism charges against CJNG member
- ICE Los Angeles arrests 2 individuals for interfering in law enforcement operations
- ICE New York City arrests previously deported illegal alien convicted sex abuse of a minor
- ICE New York City arrests Venezuelan alien, member of South American theft group
- ICE Boston removes Colombian alien charged with assault during home invasion, violating protective order
- ICE Laredo, federal partners arrest 31 illegal aliens during a 1-day targeted worksite enforcement operation
- ICE Utah search warrant results in 19 arrested
- ICE makes significant arrest of previously removed MS-13 gang member
- Former El Paso US Army soldier charged with child pornography offenses
- ICE Buffalo arrests British national with significant criminality in the United Kingdom
- ICE Boston removes Dominican national charged with larceny, drug crimes in Massachusetts
- ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons’ statement regarding US attorney’s support in Massachusetts
- Mexican national and convicted child molester sentenced for immigration fraud
- ICE arrests Russian national smuggling biological material into Boston
- ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partners investigation results in 4 Mexican fishermen indicted for illegal red snapper harvesting in US waters
- ICE Tampa conducts worksite enforcement at rapidly expanding community, arrests 33 illegal aliens
- Illegal alien sentenced for prohibited person in possession of a firearm, following ICE, local law enforcement partner investigation
- ICE, SLCPD investigation sends woman to prison for 25 years for producing child exploitation material involving toddler
- ICE, FBI investigation reveals illegal alien from Guatemala fraudulently sponsored unaccompanied alien children
- Sinaloa cartel leaders charged with narco-terrorism, material support of terrorism and drug trafficking in ICE, FBI investigation
- ICE arrests Afghani national convicted of assault in Maryland
- ICE Los Angeles announces 239 illegal aliens were arrested during recent operation
- ICE removes Chinese national convicted of photographing military installations
- ICE Philadelphia removes Ecuadorian citizen wanted for rape
- ICE arrests sexual predators who victimized children across the nation
- ICE Salt Lake City announces 52 illegal aliens were arrested during recent operation
- ICE St. Paul targets unauthorized employment, arrests illegal aliens in rural South Dakota
- US Army specialist from Puerto Rico arrested for child exploitation
- ICE Houston arrests 422 illegal aliens, deports 528 during week-long operation aimed at bolstering public safety
- ICE Arizona case sends Phoenix man to 52 months in prison for alien smuggling resulting in death
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest almost 200 alien offenders during 4-day immigration enforcement operation in Washington, D.C.
- ICE arrests 53 illegal aliens at local San Juan hotel construction worksite
- ICE announces results of targeted enforcement operation in Nashville area
- ICE leads investigation as 4 Mexican nationals charged in international smuggling conspiracy bringing migrants from Canada into the US
- ICE arrests former Massachusetts music teacher and Filipino man for sexually exploiting children
Week of May 5, 2025
- ICE makes significant arrest of MS-13 gang member wanted in home country
- ICE Dallas arrests foreign fugitive wanted in his home country
- Mexican national in ICE custody passes away
- ICE removes Guatemalan national wanted aggravated sexual assault of a minor
- ICE Boston, federal partners arrest fugitive convicted of murder in Brazil
- ICE San Diego arrests Mexican national with extensive criminal history after erroneous release
- ICE, multiagency taskforce investigation results in 5 illegal aliens charged in human smuggling event leaving at least 3 dead
- ICE Yuma case results in Mexican national charged with possession of child pornography while attempting to enter the US
- Cameroonian citizen believed to be living in Canada is wanted for elder fraud, money laundering abusing the asylum system
- ICE San Diego, multiagency case results in guilty conviction for would-be sex trafficker attempting to entice, coerce child and adult into prostitution
- ICE, multiagency case dismantles active identity of theft mill, organized retail scheme spanning 7 California counties
- ICE Arizona, multiagency case sends Nigerian national to prison for international fraud scheme that defrauded elderly US victims
- ICE, federal partners arrest illegal Dominican national charged with armed robbery in Massachusetts
- ICE, CBP, ATF, USAO announce outbound weapons interdiction achievements
- ICE, international law enforcement partners, conduct TRADEWINDS 2025 in Trinidad and Tobago
- ICE arrests illegal Guatemalan alien charged with sex crime against Massachusetts child
- ICE Washington, D.C. arrests Honduran alien after prosecutor drops home invasion, abduction charges
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest 8 illegal aliens, 1 American during large-scale EBT benefit fraud operation
- ICE prevents UAC smuggling incident in Arizona
- ICE HSI Gulfport, partners, investigate illegal immigration, cockfighting operations
- Eighth co-conspirator convicted for role in botched human smuggling attempt that resulted in 2 aliens being shot
- ICE Phoenix arrests Guatemalan criminal alien wanted by authorities in New Mexico on a sex-related offense against a child
- ICE New York City arrests illegal alien who facilitated daughter’s sexual abuse
Week of April 28, 2025
- ICE Philadelphia supports large effort to remove more than 130 illegal aliens from central Asia
- ICE New York City arrests illegal alien charged with numerous sex crimes
- ICE operation in Northern Virginia nets 3 alien offenders
- HSI Tampa, CBP partnership combats threats at Florida’s ports, strengthens international trade
- ICE Phoenix removes Mexican fugitive wanted for domestic violence
- ICE Boston arrests criminal alien fugitive convicted of homicide, firearms crime in Brazil
- ICE ERO Newark arrests illegally present Venezuelan wanted overseas for homicide
- El Paso, Texas, man pleads guilty to alien smuggling, money laundering conspiracies
- Largest joint immigration operation in Florida history leads to 1,120 criminal alien arrests during weeklong operation
- ICE investigation leads to indictment of Maryland man for supporting armed separatist groups in Cameroon
- ICE Los Angeles, multiagency case dismantles identity theft mill, organized retail scheme spanning 7 California counties
- Southeast Texas man convicted of distributing child sexual abuse materials following multi-national investigation
- ICE removes illegal alien, child sex predator to Mexico
- Haitian national in ICE custody passes away
- ICE arrests Guatemalan alien convicted of multiple crimes in Massachusetts
- ICE arrests Guatemalan alien convicted of firearm crime and charged abduction by force, strangling Virginia woman
- ICE Houston arrests criminal alien arsonist who has illegally entered US 3 times
- 100 days of record-breaking immigration enforcement in the US interior
- ICE and U.S. Border Patrol assist in local sex crime investigation involving previously deported illegal alien
- ICE arrests illegal alien convicted of murder in New York
- ICE Denver levies over $8 million in fines on local businesses for employment violations
- ICE investigation leads to charges against Rwandan man for concealing role as perpetrator of genocide
- ICE Eagle Pass, federal partner investigation results in the sentencing of a Del Rio man to 24 years for drug trafficking
- ICE expands Federal Police of Brazil partnership in new memorandum of understanding
- ICE operation leads to indictment of 4 charged with conspiracy to commit visa and marriage fraud
Week of April 21, 2025
- ICE arrests illegal Guatemalan national charged with assaulting police officer in Massachusetts
- ICE arrests illegally present Salvadoran alien in Maryland after detainer not honored by local authorities
- ICE Boston removes alien fugitive wanted for aggravated murder, desecration of corpse in Brazil
- ICE removes illegal alien wanted for murder in Jamaica
- ICE arrests, removes Dominican alien charged with drug crimes, assaulting a police officer in Massachusetts
- Tucson man receives 6-year prison sentence for firearms trafficking offenses following ICE Arizona, multiagency investigation
- Guatemalan alien illegally residing in the US and convicted of sexual battery indicted for fraudulently obtaining custody of an unaccompanied alien child in the United States, following ICE, joint law enforcement partner investigation
- ICE arrests Guatemalan alien charged with girlfriend’s murder; uncle, an illegal alien, charged with accessory
- Lorton man convicted of child exploitation gets 18-year prison sentence following ICE Washington, D.C. investigation
- ICE, federal partners arrest Honduran alien for illegally reentering US after 2 deportations
Week of April 14, 2025
- Vietnamese national in ICE custody dies in El Paso long-term acute care hospital
- ICE removes twice deported criminal alien wanted for human trafficking in El Salvador
- ICE investigation leads to 30-year sentence for production, distribution of child exploitation material
- San Juan charter schoolteacher arrested for child exploitation
- ICE arrests Honduran alien convicted of sex offense
- Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for attempted firearms smuggling, following ICE Arizona investigation
- ICE arrests 44 criminal aliens during week-long multi-agency operation
- ICE San Juan arrests 5 illegal aliens at a Vega Baja construction site
- Former Gambian soldier convicted on torture charges in unprecedented US trial, following ICE investigation
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest more than 200 alien offenders during enhanced immigration enforcement operation in New York
- ICE Cincinnati seeks additional victims in alleged child exploitation case
- ICE lodges immigration detainer against Mexican national arrested on allegations of kidnapping, rape of minor
- ICE, federal partners arrest illegal Honduran national charged with incest, sex crimes in Virginia
- ICE, federal partners arrest Dominican alien convicted of sex crime in Massachusetts
- ICE arrests over 1K illegal workers, proposes $1M in fines
- ICE removes Salvadoran national wanted for rape against a minor in his home country
- ICE removes Guatemalan national wanted for gender crimes in his home country
- ICE arrests Guatemalan alien charged with murder, assault after release by noncooperative jurisdiction
- ICE, federal partners arrest Brazilian charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts child
- ICE arrests military deserter from Lebanon
- ICE investigation results in US seizing assets related to $126 million illegal staffing, money laundering case
- ICE arrests alleged member of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior
- Honduran man extradited to US for alleged role in international drug smuggling conspiracy
- ICE, ATF capture fugitive wanted for murder in the Caribbean
Week of April 7, 2025
- DHS Secretary joins ICE Phoenix on enhanced targeted operations
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan national charged with endangering Connecticut child
- ICE removes former Mexican governor convicted of money laundering in the US
- Panama Express Strike Force interdicts nearly $510 million in illegal narcotics in Eastern Pacific Ocean
- ICE Boston, federal partners arrests illegal Ecuadoran national charged with more than 20 sex crimes against Massachusetts minor
- Immigration-related identity theft investigation leads to charges against 18 individuals
- Honduran arrested for aggravated identity theft
- Man receives 12-year sentence for attempting to engage in sexual activity with minor
- ICE Houston removes foreign fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide
- Colombian national dies after being found unresponsive in ICE custody at Phelps County Jail
- ICE arrests Tren de Aragua gang member illegally residing in Houston area
- Washington man indicted on 11 counts of sex trafficking children, production of child sexual abuse material, and forced labor, following ICE, law enforcement partner investigation
- ICE removes Mexican national convicted of child molestation
- ICE Atlanta announces results of multiagency operations across Georgia
- ICE removes criminal alien wanted for drug trafficking in Costa Rica
- ICE arrests Guatemalan national in New York City convicted of sexual battery of a child
- ICE, federal partners arrest illegal Guatemalan sex offender in Northern Virginia
- ICE arrests previously deported Mexican national in Okla., convicted of the homicide of his own child
- Illegal aliens from Mexico sentenced for illegal reentry into the US
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest MS-13 gang member in Virginia, wanted in El Salvador for extortion, blackmail, terrorist affiliation
- ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan alien charged with assaulting child with injury in Massachusetts
Week of March 31, 2025
- ICE, federal partners arrest alien fugitive wanted for homicide in Dominican Republic
- Irish national charged in multistate home repair fraud scheme
- ICE Washington, D.C. investigation results in 14-year prison sentence for Jamaican national drug trafficking case
- ICE Atlanta unveils results of labor trafficking operation
- 16 charged in sweeping Houston-based multimillion-dollar illegal gambling, money laundering conspiracy
- Little league coach sentenced to 10 years for attempting to meet a 13-year-old child to engage in sexual activity
- ICE arrests Guatemalan alien convicted of attempted murder
- ICE Boston arrests alien fugitive wanted for homicide in Dominican Republic
- ICE Houston removes Honduran fugitive wanted for murder
- ICE, federal partners arrest 133 alien offenders during enhanced operation in New York
- ICE Boston arrests Dominican alien charged with assault to rape, strangulation of a Massachusetts resident
- ICE removes criminal illegal alien wanted for rape in Ecuador
- Former Puerto Rico police officer sentenced for child exploitation following ICE San Juan investigation
- Tucson sex offender indicted for naturalization fraud following ICE Arizona investigation
- Previously convicted sex offender sentenced to federal prison for child pornography charges, following ICE investigation
- Human smuggling coordinator sentenced following ICE Arizona, law enforcement partner investigation
- ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation results in a woman admitting to smuggling firearms into Mexico
- ICE Houston deports 174 criminal aliens to Mexico in 2 weeks who account for 610 criminal convictions as a group
- ICE expands detention capacity with Glades County Jail in Florida
- 4 Chinese nationals sentenced for roles in complex fraud scheme, following multiagency investigation
- ICE Buffalo arrests criminal alien convicted of attempted murder
- Cuban national sentenced to nearly a decade in federal prison for human smuggling
- US files civil forfeiture complaint for $47 million in proceeds from Iranian oil sale following ICE investigation
- Former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti convicted of visa fraud
- ICE San Diego, multiagency case results in 4 defendants charged after warrant served in El Cajon
- Phoenix man sentenced to prison for alien smuggling resulting in death following ICE Arizona investigation
- ICE Washington, D.C., arrests Salvadoran alien gang member in Northern Virginia
- ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan alien charged with sex crimes in Connecticut
- ICE New York City removes 2 illegally present felons convicted of kidnapping and homicide
- ICE Boston arrests Ecuadoran alien charged with aggravated child rape in Massachusetts
Week of March 24, 2025
- ICE Denver removes man wanted in El Salvador
- ICE arrests illegal Mexican national involved in 2014 vehicular homicide of 13-year-old girl
- Father, son arrested on fentanyl trafficking, gun sales and immigration violations following ICE, multiagency investigation
- International law enforcement cooperation leads to takedown and immigration arrests of alien smugglers in US and Brazil
- Florida sex offender sentenced to 15 years for distribution of child sexual abuse material
- Multiagency investigation results in Cartel Del Noreste leader sentencing for murder-for-hire, kidnapping conspiracies
- ICE Arizona, multiagency case results in Nogales man sentenced to 10 years in prison for methamphetamine possession, intent to distribute
- ICE Salt Lake City removes foreign fugitive for sexual assault of minor
- ICE arrests 72 criminal aliens during week-long multi-agency operation in the Rio Grande Valley
- ICE Philadelphia removes illegal alien wanted for murder to Ecuador
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest 13 illegal criminal alien offenders during Huntsville enforcement operation
- ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for family violence
- ICE Boston arrests Brazilian alien charged with assault, battery in Massachusetts
- ICE Houston removes Guatemalan fugitive wanted for criminal impersonation
- ICE Boston arrests Lebanese alien charged with assault, battery, sex crime in Massachusetts
- ICE arrests Chinese national convicted of illegally acting as agent of foreign government
- ICE removes 4 Honduran fugitives wanted for homicide, drug trafficking
- ICE arrests Brazilian national convicted of drug trafficking in home country
- ICE Newark investigation leads to conviction of Pennsylvania man for conspiring to distribute cocaine
- ICE, partners’ rapid response locate suspect at Newark airport attempting to flee the US
- Driver of second human smuggling vehicle involved in 2021 Southwest Texas incident sentenced to 10 years in federal prison following ICE Del Rio and federal partner investigation
- ICE arrests Brazilian national for selling fake Social Security cards and green cards
- ICE San Franciso and partners take transnational criminal off the streets in California
- DHS, ICE, and interagency enforcement arrest and extradite Honduran criminal alien
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest 370 alien offenders during enhanced operation in Massachusetts
Week of March 17, 2025
- ICE, federal partner investigation results in 2 men convicted, 1 extradited from Guatemala for role in 2022 San Antonio alien smuggling mass casualty incident
- ICE joins US Department of the Treasury in announcing sanctions against Mexico-based transnational criminal organization leader responsible for smuggling migrants into the US
- ICE Chicago removes criminal alien wanted for rape in Guatemala
- Former city commissioner for West Covina, California sentenced for child exploitation violations, following ICE investigation
- ICE, IRS investigation results in federal prison sentences
- ICE Boston arrests Ugandan alien charged in Massachusetts with assault, battery on pregnant victim
- ICE San Francisco, federal partners target transnational criminal organizations in major enforcement action
- ICE Buffalo arrests Paisas gang member from Mexico
- ICE arrests accused child rapist in State College
- ICE Boston arrests fugitive wanted in Brazil for manslaughter
- ICE Houston removes previously deported criminal alien to Mexico convicted of manslaughter
- ICE arrests 81 illegal aliens as part of joint federal law enforcement operation in Kentucky, of which 25 also charged with felony criminal offenses
- Indian man residing in California sentenced to prison for scheme to smuggle aliens into the US, following ICE, USBP investigation
- ICE arrests 31 illegal aliens, 3 charged for criminal activity
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest 24 illegal criminal alien offenders during Charlotte enforcement operation
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan alien charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts minor
- ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for homicide
- ICE Newark arrests Brazilian national wanted overseas to serve time for drug charges
- ICE worksite enforcement operation results in multiple arrests in Louisiana
- ICE Newark, law enforcement partners arrest illegal alien with arrest warrants
Week of March 10, 2025
- ICE Cincinnati arrests Bhutanese national with sex crime conviction
- 4-time removed, twice convicted criminal alien sentenced to 1+ year for illegal reentry
- ICE Newark arrests illegal alien in New Jersey with prior conviction of vehicular homicide for illegal reentry
- ICE Boston arrests Turkish alien charged with raping Massachusetts resident
- ICE Houston deports 8-time removed criminal alien convicted of kidnapping to Mexico
- ICE arrests former Cuban intelligence officer for allegedly obtaining legal status through fraudulent means
- ICE Houston deports 6-time removed criminal alien to Mexico with 6 convictions for DWI, 6 for theft
- Child exploitation task force seizes 10+ million images, videos in second year, sends stern warning to predators
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest more than 200 alien offenders during enhanced gang operation in Northern Virginia
- ICE arrests illegal alien with previous drug trafficking conviction
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan alien charged with aggravated rape of Massachusetts child
- ICE Boston arrests fugitive alien wanted in Brazil for illegal firearm, threatening crimes
- Repeat child predator sentenced to 25 years for possessing, distributing child sexual abuse materials following ICE investigation
- ICE removes convicted drug trafficker to Pakistan
- ICE investigation nets 2 sentences for men’s roles in operating fentanyl drug mill
- Federal grand jury indicts New Jersey firearms trafficker following ICE investigation
- ICE New Mexico officers arrest 48 illegal aliens, 20 of whom have criminal charges or convictions
- ICE Washington, D.C. arrests illegal Salvadoran national convicted of assault in Virginia
- Public Service Announcement: Victim identification in New Hampshire gift card scheme
- ICE San Diego arrests violent criminal illegal alien convicted of attempted murder after reentering the US over 7 times
- ICE, law enforcement partners apprehend previously deported fugitive alien wanted for vehicular homicide
- 6-time removed, twice convicted Mexican national charged with illegal reentry
- 4 illegal aliens charged with firearms offenses as a result of an ICE Las Cruces and ATF investigation
- ICE San Diego arrests Mexican national with criminal history
- ICE Dallas arrests Mexican national convicted of killing man and setting body on fire without prison time
- ICE apprehends illegal alien with ties to Nicaraguan massacre and Mexican drug cartel
- Naval reservist charged for bribe to obtain military identification cards for unauthorized individuals, including a Chinese national
- 6 foreign nationals indicted for illegal reentry
- ICE Buffalo removes convicted drug trafficker to Canada
- ICE apprehends fugitive alien wanted for homicide following prison escape in Haiti
- Know2Protect, OUR Rescue partner with the American School of Tegucigalpa to educate students in Honduras about online child exploitation and abuse prevention
- ICE, law enforcement partners arrest criminal aliens during multi-agency operation in Charlotte area
- ICE San Francisco, federal partners, target transnational criminal organizations in enforcement operation
- ICE, international partners conduct Operation Renewed Hope III to identify and rescue child victims of online exploitation
- ICE arrests 543 criminal aliens, 7 gang members in Houston area during week-long multi-agency operation
- ICE Detroit removes Albanian wanted for fraud and bribery
- ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for kidnapping, criminal association
- ICE investigation leads to extradition, racketeering charge for international MS-13 gang leader
Week of March 3, 2025
- ICE New York City arrests convicted Romanian national with removal order
- ICE New York City arrests previously removed Guatemalan national, child sex offender
- ICE removes Romanian fugitive wanted for identity theft, fraud in France
- ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for kidnapping, organized crime
- ICE St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for child rape
- ICE arrests criminal alien wanted for indecent assault and battery, other charges, after release by noncooperative jurisdiction
- ICE arrests Chinese citizen charged with sex trafficking
- British national indicted in organized multi-state fraud and money laundering scheme
- ICE investigation leads to Nevada man’s 11-year sentence for sex trafficking a minor
- 2 Mexican nationals, defendants in ICE cases secured in Arizona
- Former priest and convicted child molester sentenced for passport fraud, stripped of citizenship, and ordered deported
- ICE arrests 4 during worksite enforcement action in Philadelphia
- ICE ATM/EBT fraud operation yields 15 arrests in Orange County
- ICE Los Angeles, multiple agency case results in 2 Cuban nationals sentenced for fraudulent dispute scheme
- ICE Buffalo removes 2 illegal aliens, sexual predators to Honduras
- ICE arrests criminal alien and foreign fugitive wanted for felony drug trafficking in Brazil
- ICE returns Dominican national wanted for human smuggling which led to the death of 3 minors
- 25 Canadian nationals connected to nationwide multi-million dollar “grandparent scam” charged in Vermont
- ICE removes human rights violator, sex offender to Rwanda
- ICE Chicago removes Sierra Leonean convicted of visa fraud
- Florida businessman sentenced for migrant labor employment scheme, payroll tax evasion, worker death
- ICE Newark worksite enforcement operation results in 16 arrests
- ICE Dallas arrests foreign fugitive wanted in his home country for rape
- Illegal alien indicted for conspiracy to transport other aliens and possession with intent to distribute heroin, following ICE, joint law enforcement partner investigation
- ICE forced to arrest convicted drug dealer on the street due to noncompliance with immigration detainer
- ICE arrests violent criminal alien outside Northampton Prison without cooperation from prison officials
- Florida man pleads guilty to operating a helicopter without license
- 12 men sentenced for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana in Tennessee, California
- ICE arrests 9 Houston area criminal aliens in past week convicted or charged with sex offenses
- 4 sentenced to federal prison for cocaine conspiracy involving 89 kilograms
- Florida woman ordered to pay $3+ million for wire, tax fraud scheme
- Jacksonville restauranter pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens
- Honduran national arrested, charged with possession of counterfeit green card, illegal re-entry
- ICE Cincinnati arrests Bulgarian with firearm and eluding conviction
- Mexican previously removed from US 4 times arrested again for illegal reentry
- Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal reentry into the US
- Illegal alien who threatened ICE agent’s life arrested in connection with human smuggling ring, deaths of 7
- ICE Laredo, federal partner investigation results in the arrest of a Texas woman for attempting to smuggle 9-year-old twins through Laredo
- ICE, FBI arrest high-ranking MS-13 leader who controlled gang activities in US, Mexico, Europe
- ICE Boston, law enforcement partners arrest illegal Haitian alien charged in Massachusetts with sex crimes, witness intimidation
- Ecuadoran man sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for recording his sexual abuse of a minor in Connecticut
- Houston resident heads to prison for trafficking fentanyl in hidden compartment following ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation
- ICE Boston removes illegal Honduran national wanted for homicide in home country
- ICE investigation leads to more than 13 years in federal prison for Washington State man convicted of coercing and sexually exploiting a minor online
- Dominican national passes away at Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan after narcotics/human smuggling interdiction
- ICE worksite enforcement operation results in multiple arrests in Mississippi
- Nigerian national pleads guilty to operating $3M romance scheme that preyed on elderly, other vulnerable populations
- ICE partnership program aids in apprehension of criminal aliens following high-speed chase in Frederick County
Week of February 24, 2025
- ICE Dallas removes Pakistani national identified as a national security priority
- El Paso man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for child pornography charges
- ICE San Diego arrests Mexican national with multiple DUI charges
- ICE San Diego arrests Guatemalan national with criminal history
- Previously deported Honduran arrested for illegal reentry
- ICE Phoenix, law enforcement partners arrest illegal Guatemalan gang member convicted of racketeering, and possession of an unregistered firearm in Arizona
- ICE HSI Washington, D.C. investigation lands illegal Dominican alien more than 15 years in prison
- ICE arrests MS-13 gang member in Iowa
- ICE Washington, D.C. arrests illegal Haitian national charged with assault, firearms crimes
- Recidivist child predator, sex offender sentenced to more than 22 years
- Illegal alien from Mexico sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, following US Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation
- Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal reentry into the US
- ICE expands detention capacity with Delaney Hall Facility in New Jersey
- ICE Buffalo arrests illegal alien from Mexico convicted of felony rape
- ICE New York City arrests previously removed illegal Guatemalan alien with convictions for assault and act in manner to injure a child
- ICE, local partners arrest 6-time removed MS-13 gang member wanted for murder following manhunt near Colony Ridge
- ICE, FBI arrest illegally present criminal alien in Coachella, Calif.
- ICE San Antonio arrests twice deported Honduran national illegally present in the US
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Jamaican national charged with assault, battery in Massachusetts
- ICE Seattle arrests criminal aliens with DUI convictions
- ICE Gulfport worksite enforcement operation results in multiple arrests
- ICE assists Fayetteville Police Department with arrest of an alien charged with 3 murders
- Honduran national arrested for illegal reentry
- ICE, BP and law enforcement partners intercept human smuggling load that results in the arrest of 8 illegal aliens
- ICE Washington, D.C., and law enforcement partners arrest 3 illegal aliens in Northern Virginia
- ICE and Mount Pleasant Police arrest childcare worker, seeks public's help to identify victims
- ICE worksite enforcement operation results in the arrest of 3 illegal aliens
- ICE Tampa, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office captures illegal alien after manhunt
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Brazilian alien charged with raping Massachusetts resident
- ICE San Diego arrests illegal Mexican national convicted of DUI and drug possession
- ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation results in the sentencing of illegal alien for drug trafficking in South Texas
- Repeat drug trafficker is heading back to prison another 15 years following ICE Rio Grande Valley, federal partner investigation
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan alien charged with armed home invasion, kidnapping crimes
- ICE Rio Grande Valley investigation resulted in the sentencing of a South Texas man to over 33 years for sexually abusing minor
- Ukrainian national in ICE custody passes away at Miami-area hospital
- ICE arrests, detains UK citizen upon release from New York City’s Metropolitan Detention Center for violating US immigration laws
Week of February 17, 2025
- ICE executes federal search warrant at local rental equipment business
- ICE arrests another illegal alien outside Northampton County Prison, following county’s release and failure to honor immigration detainer
- ICE Newark, law enforcement partners arrest illegal alien in New Jersey with extensive criminal history
- ICE arrests illegal alien attempting to buy a firearm
- ICE Washington, D.C., FBI Richmond arrest illegal Egyptian national during enhanced operation in Virginia
- ICE Boston, law enforcement partners arrest illegal Brazilian gang member convicted of assault, battery in Massachusetts
- Canadian citizen charged with unlawful aerial photography of defense installation
- ICE San Antonio arrests Tren de Aragua member wanted in Chile for narcotics and weapons trafficking
- ICE removes 6-time deported gang member with violent criminal history to Mexico
- ICE Dallas removes a 36-year-old citizen of Mexico with convictions for murder in the second degree
- ICE San Diego arrests illegal Mexican national charged with driving under the influence
- ICE investigation leads to 8 criminal arrests and charges for Trinitarios gang members
- ICE Boston removes fugitive wanted for shooting in Jamaica
- ICE removes Salvadoran gang member who illegally entered US 3 times
- ICE Denver arrests suspected member of Tren de Aragua found in possession of a firearm
- ICE Columbus and US Marshals arrest Ecuadorian illegal alien wanted for murder
- ICE, US Border Patrol nab Venezuelan illegal alien with alleged child sexually abusive material
- ICE Washington, D.C., law enforcement partners arrest 3 illegal aliens in Northern Virginia
- ICE Buffalo investigation nets 30-year sentence for New York man on child exploitation charges
- ICE Philadelphia apprehends alien previously arrested for multiple criminal offenses
- ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan national convicted in Massachusetts for Assault and Battery on a Family Member, Intimidation, Violation of the Abuse Prevention Act
- Pennsylvania man sentenced for role in burglary of 55 UPS warehouses following ICE investigation
- ICE Philadelphia removes El Salvadorian wanted for aggravated homicide and terrorist organization
- Mexican national admits intent to distribute cocaine following ICE investigation
Week of February 10, 2025
- Know2Protect campaign raises awareness at Daytona 500, empowering fans to protect children from online exploitation
- ICE, multi-agency partners arrest suspected TdA gang member previously convicted of attempting to smuggling firearms
- South Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling 36 aliens in tractor trailer following investigation by ICE, US Border Patrol
- ICE operations from Feb. 7 to Feb. 13
- ICE Seattle arrests aliens who pose significant public threats in Washington
- Mexican citizen sentenced to 15 months in prison, following ICE, law enforcement partner investigation
- ICE arrests criminal alien convicted of secretly recording others in bathroom
- ICE removes Paisas gang member wanted for homicide who illegally entered US 10 times
- 8 Venezuelan illegal aliens with ties to Tren da Aragua are charged with transnational commercial sex enterprise crimes
- ICE Indianapolis arrests Venezuelan citizen with ties to Tren de Aragua wanted by Chilean authorities for kidnapping charges
- ICE Cincinnati arrests illegal alien convicted of sex crimes
- ICE San Diego arrests illegal Mexican national convicted of sex offenses
- ICE Dallas arrests East African man charged with 3 counts of sexual assault
- ICE ERO Newark arrests Peruvian wanted for child rape overseas
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan national charged with forcibly raping Massachusetts minor
- ICE Tucson arrests Mexican national illegally present in the US, wanted in Mexico for homicide
- ICE Seattle arrests fugitive from El Salvador wanted in home country for murder
- Mexican citizen sentenced to 27 years in prison after targeting more than 60 young girls in online sextortion scheme, following HSI St. Paul, joint partner investigation
- Know2Protect Campaign partners with NFL ahead of Super Bowl LIX to empower fans to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse
- ICE Washington, D.C. and FBI Washington, D.C. arrest 7 illegal aliens in Northern Virginia operation
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Turkish national charged with witness intimidation, assault, battery on intellectually disabled person
- ICE HSI New England investigation leads to recovery of over $300,000 to victim of a computer support scam
- ICE arrests TdA gang member suspected in Chicago mass shooting
- ICE removes 6-time deported criminal alien to Mexico
- ICE Washington, D.C. operation results in prison for Honduran sex offender who illegally reentered the United States
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Brazilian national convicted in Connecticut of sexual assault, unlawful restraint, violating protective order
- ICE HSI RGV, law enforcement partners arrest member of Cartel del Golfo during routine enforcement action
- ICE HSI San Antonio and our law enforcement partners arrest a Tren de Aragua gang member during enforcement action
- ICE Baltimore arrests Uzbekistani man convicted of sex offense in Maryland
- Repeat offender gets 10-year sentence after ICE HSI Newark investigation
- ICE operations between Feb. 1 and Feb. 6
- ICE New York City arrests Ecuadorian alien convicted of sex abuse
- ICE Denver arrests Honduran alien with firearm, drug charges
- Homeless Venezuelan alien asks to be taken into ICE custody
- ICE Newark arrests Mexican national convicted for sex crimes against minor
- ICE Boston lodges immigration detainer against Dominican national accused of grisly murder
- ICE HSI assists Peru’s National Police in large joint operation to arrest Tren de Aragua members
- ICE HSI San Antonio and our law enforcement partners arrest dangerous criminal aliens during South Texas enforcement action
- ICE Philadelphia removes Mexican national wanted for domestic violence
Week of February 3, 2025
- ICE Seattle captures illegal aliens with histories of unlawful entries into the US
- Ethiopian national in ICE custody passes away at Phoenix-area hospital
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Dominican drug dealer charged with assault, battery with dangerous weapon
- ICE Homeland Security Investigations supports seizure of Venezuelan aircraft involved in violations of US export control and sanctions laws
- ICE Baltimore arrests Salvadoran MS-13 member with weapons conviction in Maryland
- ICE arrests alien deported 3 times, with violent criminal history, in Houston
- Former Major League Baseball interpreter sentenced to 57 months imprisonment, following HSI Los Angeles, IRS-CI investigation
- ICE Boston arrests illegal fugitive wanted for armed robbery in Brazil
- ICE Boston arrests illegal fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador
- Guatemalan national charged with transportation, distribution and possession of child pornography following joint HSI and Oklahoma Police Department investigation
- HSI RGV, Federal partners investigation results in the sentencing of a South Texas man for a deadly human smuggling event
- ICE Newark arrest of Chilean national leads to federal charges
- ICE Laredo, law enforcement partners arrest a member of the Mexican Mafia
- Aliens involved in road rage incident charged with firearms offenses following multi-agency investigation
- INTERCEPT Task Force nets 11+ years sentence for Florida man traveling to meet a minor for sex
- HSI Buffalo investigation lands sentencing of New York woman who participated in sex trafficking conspiracy
- $39.5M in counterfeit sports merchandise seized ahead of Super Bowl LIX
- HSI Los Angeles, Cherry Hill, and Honolulu special agents arrest members of online neo-Nazi group on child exploitation enterprise charges
- Arrests of foreign nationals made in electronic benefit transfer card fraud scheme
- HSI El Paso announces arrests of violent criminal aliens in West Texas during targeted enforcement operation
- ICE Philadelphia removes Salvadorian citizen wanted for aggravated rape of a minor
- ICE Boston arrests Brazilian fugitive, immigration absconder wanted for failure to serve her sentence after felony bank fraud conviction
- 7 Connecticut gang members charged with murder and racketeering offenses
- ICE Dallas arrests illegal Guatemalan national wanted for murder in his home country
- Southeast Texas man who previously worked as martial arts, gymnastics instructor admits to receiving, possessing child sexual abuse materials
- HSI Newark investigation results in North Carolina man charged with child exploitation related crimes
- Honduran indicted for illegal reentry, faces 10 years in prison
- ICE Boston arrests Chinese fugitive, criminal alien wanted for embezzlement, fraud, drug crimes in Taiwan
- ICE Baltimore arrests Guatemalan alien with deadly weapons charges
- ICE arrests Guatemalan illegal alien after DUI conviction
- ICE arrests Salvadorian illegal alien after kidnapping and robbery conviction
- ICE Philadelphia removes criminal alien wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic
- ICE Philadelphia removes Mexican citizen wanted in Mexico for rape
- ICE Denver and US Marshals arrest illegal Mexican alien wanted in Mexico for homicide
- Houston man sentenced to prison for stealing car to smuggle aliens
- Honduran national sentenced to 46 months for illegally reentering the US
- Florida man indicted for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity
- Illegal alien pleads guilty to reentry after deportation
- Ocala man sentenced to 15 years for attempting to meet a minor for sexual activity
- Scottish man sentenced to 25 years for transporting child sexual abuse material into US
- 2 Hondurans indicted for transporting minors across state lines for sexual activity
- Caribbean arms trafficking ringleader charged with conspiracy to smuggle firearms from US
- HSI Newark investigation leads to conviction of New Jersey man on financial crimes and trafficking fentanyl-related substances
- ICE El Paso arrests 3 Venezuelan nationals, including 2 known Tren de Aragua associates
- ICE operations during week of Jan. 27
- ICE Dallas removes fugitive wanted in his home country for human trafficking
- Mexican woman charged with illegal reentry, faces 2 years in prison
- ICE arrests 32 illegal aliens in Palm Beach County enforcement action
- Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry into the US
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Haitian national charged with assault, sex crime against a Massachusetts resident
- ICE Washington, D.C. arrests illegal Salvadoran national who sexually assaulted Virginia resident
- ICE Boston arrests illegal Dominican national convicted of murder in Massachusetts
- ICE El Paso arrests previously removed Mexican national
Week of January 27, 2025
- ERO Los Angeles arrests Mexican national convicted of DUI
- ICE Columbus arrests Ghanaian national convicted of sex crimes with a minor
- ICE Detroit arrests unlawfully present citizen of Mexico with hit and run conviction
- ICE Buffalo arrests violent illegal alien after local sheriff refuses to honor a federal warrant
- ICE arrests suspected Tren de Aragua member with history of sexual harassment
- ICE Denver officers arrest illegal Mexican national charged with assault and kidnapping
- HSI Tucson, DEA, U.S. Marshals arrest 2 illegal aliens previously convicted for aggravated felonies
- HSI undercover operation nets 10-year sentence for former Tufts Medical Center doctor for attempted sex trafficking of a child
- Guatemalan national sentenced for conspiracy and illegal reentry
- Gainesville man pleads guilty, faces life for attempting to entice a minor online, planning to meet for sex
- Kentucky man sentenced to decade in federal prison for attempted online enticement
- ICE Philadelphia arrests 7 in worksite enforcement operation
- ICE Seattle arrests 4 illegal aliens with criminal convictions, charges for sexual assault
- ICE Houston apprehends 2 previously removed criminal aliens convicted of child sex offenses, other violent crimes
- HSI Eagle Pass investigation results in Central Texas man charged for smuggling dozens of firearms into Mexico through Eagle Pass
- HSI New York led arrest of Tren De Aragua fugitive found in possession of loaded firearm
- Pennsylvania man gets 10-year prison sentence for online enticement of minor following HSI Newark investigation
- ICE Denver officers arrest illegal Mexican national charged with burglary, strangulation and kidnapping
- ICE Boston arrests Salvadoran national charged with raping Massachusetts resident
- HSI RGV, multi-agency investigation results in the sentencing of a former deputy sheriff for drug trafficking
- HSI Los Angeles special agents arrest 8 in customs fraud scheme involving goods from China
- HSI Miami-Key West investigation leads to 2 Ukrainian nationals sentenced for $25m tax evasion, money laundering and labor exploitation conspiracy
- ICE ERO Boston arrests illegal MS-13 member charged with firearms, drug crimes
- ICE ERO Baltimore arrests Salvadoran gang member with weapons charges
- ICE Washington, D.C. arrests Bolivian illegal national convicted of DWI in Virginia
- ICE Boston arrests Honduran illegal alien charged with sex crimes, assault and battery, armed robbery
- Jeweler sentenced to 30 months for multimillion-dollar international trade fraud scheme following a multi-agency investigation
- Tampa man convicted of sex trafficking 2 minors, production of child sex abuse material
- HSI Houston, law enforcement partners apprehend 2 criminal alien fugitives wanted for child sex offenses, other violent crimes
Week of January 20, 2025
- Statement by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- New Britain man admits recording his sexual abuse of a child
- HSI investigation leads to 15-year sentence for dark web moderator advertising child sexual abuse material
- HSI San Diego, multiagency case sends trafficker to 19.5 years in prison for supplying weapons and ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel
- Honduran national in ICE custody passes away at Miami-area hospital
- ICE ERO Boston arrests Haitian gang member with numerous convictions
- Former Bosnian prison camp supervisor sentenced to over 5 years in prison for concealing participation in wartime persecution
- HSI Newark investigation leads to New York man charged with sexual exploitation of children
- HSI investigation leads to guilty pleas for Chinese nationals in fraudulent gift card conspiracy
- ICE ERO San Francisco arrests Guatemalan citizen convicted of lewd acts with a minor
- ERO Houston repatriates accused child rapist to Mexico who has illegally entered US 4 times
- Honduran national sentenced in $14+ million payroll scheme to defraud IRS, workers’ compensation insurance company
- HSI LAX special agents seize over $3 million worth of gold jewelry
- HSI Del Rio, federal partner investigation results in a Mexican national extradited to the US for involvement in an international human smuggling operation
- Registered sex offender indicted for transporting, possessing child sexual abuse material, AI-generated child sexual abuse material
- New York Man faces new charges for financial fraud following HSI Buffalo investigation
- Leaders of Colombian drug trafficking organization plead guilty to conspiring to smuggle 43,000+ kilograms of cocaine to US
- HSI Newark supports New Jersey Attorney General in taking down large-scale diesel fuel theft ring on the East Coast
- HSI St. Paul investigation lands 10-year sentence for Guatemalan in child sex trafficking case
- HSI Los Angeles teaming with federal and local partners to form task force on combating crimes related to wildfires