ICE Finds Peruvian Gang Leader Wanted for 23 Murders After Border Officials Allowed Him into US

Federal immigration authorities on Wednesday arrested a Peruvian gang leader who is wanted in his home country for nearly two dozen murders.

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, a 38-year-old Peruvian national who entered the United States illegally earlier this year, was arrested Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Endicott, New York, confirmed the agency to the Daily Caller News. Foundation The notorious gang leader has since been transported to the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, New York.

“Gianfranco Torres-Navarro represents a significant threat to our communities, and we will not allow New York to be a safe haven for dangerous non-citizens,” said ERO Buffalo Field Office Director Thomas P. Brophy, in a statement delivered to the DCNF. “Well done to our officers at ERO Buffalo who took this individual into custody.”

Torres-Navarro was arrested by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after illegally entering the US near Rome, Texas, on May 16, according to ICE. CBP issued him a notice to appear for immigration proceedings, which allowed him to enter the U.S.

Unbeknownst to federal immigration authorities at the time, the Peruvian was the leader of the criminal organization “Los Killers” and was on the run from law enforcement in his home country. seconds The Associated Press.

Homeland Security Investigations notified enforcement and removal operations of Torres-Navarro's wanted status in Peru, which ultimately led to deportation agents arresting him on Wednesday, according to ICE.

“He is a very dangerous criminal who believed himself untouchable and was responsible for 23 murders, including other gang leaders who ended up dead along with their families, all to increase his criminal leadership,” said Colonel Franco Moreno, head of the 'Upper Peru. The Complex Crimes Investigations Division told The Associated Press.

Torres-Navarro allegedly fled his home country after the killing of retired police officer César Quegua Herrera and the shooting of an employee in San Miguel, according to The Associated Press. Deportation agents also detained the gang leader's girlfriend, Mishelle Sol Ivanna Ortiz Ubillus, who is described as the gang leader's right-hand man.

The discovery that a notorious gang leader slipped past border officials and was able to live in the US for several months has further highlighted the risks of the ongoing illegal immigration crisis.

Border Patrol agents have encountered more than 7 million illegal immigrants at the US-Mexico border since President Joe Biden took office. seconds the latest CBP data. At the same time, Border Patrol agents have been found more than 55,000 criminal illegal migrants or illegal migrants with outstanding warrants or warrants.

A House committee investigation released earlier this month reported as much at least 99 people on the terror watch list were released into the US during the Biden-Harris administration after illegally crossing the US southern border.

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