US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston arrested five fugitives illegally present in the US and wanted for murder. These arrests occurred over a two-week period, according to the Press release.
Among those arrested were individuals from Honduras, Mexico and El Salvador, all wanted for murder in their respective countries. “ERO Houston remains steadfast in its mission to arrest individuals who pose a threat to public safety,” said ERO Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford. “By removing these criminals, we are upholding the integrity of our immigration system and protecting our communities from those who seek to do harm.” The arrests included:
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- A 38-year-old Honduran national illegally present wanted in Mexico for multiple murders who was arrested on May 23 in Galveston. The arrest was made by ERO Houston fugitive operations officers after receiving information from the National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center that the non-citizen was illegally residing in the Houston area and was wanted on suspicion of murder two gang members in Mexico during a failed robbery attempt. a shipment of illicit substances.
- A 21-year-old Mexican national unlawfully present wanted in Veracruz, Mexico for murder, who was arrested on May 24 in Splendora. The arrest was made by ERO Houston Fugitive Operations officers, along with the Splendora Police Department, after officers received information from ERO's deputy deputy for removals in Mexico City and the United States Marshals Service indicating that the non-citizen was illegally residing in Splendora.
- A 42-year-old Honduran national illegally present wanted in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina for murder, who was arrested June 3 in southwest Houston. The arrest was made by ERO Houston fugitive operations officers just seven hours after receiving information from ERO Atlanta that the non-citizen was wanted for homicide and believed to have fled to Houston.
- A 41-year-old previously deported Mexican wanted in Durango, Mexico for murder, who was arrested June 4 in Waco. The arrest was made by ERO Waco fugitive operations officers just 12 days after receiving information from NCATC that the non-citizen was illegally residing in Waco.
- A 40-year-old Mexican man and three-time voluntary returnee wanted in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, for murder, who was arrested June 7 in Splendora. The arrest was made by ERO Houston Fugitive Operations officers, along with the Splendora Police Department, after the non-citizen was found and identified as a foreign fugitive wanted for murder.