ICE's Top 5 for the week of December 15

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7 members and associates of the Gambino and Bonanno crime families indicted for racketeering and related charges

Following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, working jointly with the FBI and Suffolk County Police Department, six members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Gambino family”) and a member of the Bonanno organized crime family (the “Bonanno family”) are being charged with racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of loan sharking, illegal gambling, narcotics distribution conspiracy and obstruction of justice conspiracy.

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ICE arrests 101 in New Jersey operation targeting criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration violators

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A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for sexual assault on a minor, is among 101 foreign nationals taken into custody during a five-day operation conducted by ICE in New Jersey, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. The operation was supported by ICE HSI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) New Jersey Field Office. Full Story

Homeland Security Investigations stops Brevard County marriage fraud ring

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An indictment charging seven individuals for their involvement in a marriage fraud ring operating out of Brevard County from 2015 to 2016 has been unsealed and brings the total arrests in this ring to nine individuals. The case was investigated by ICE HSI Cocoa Beach office, USCIS, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with assistance from the Brevard County Clerk of the Court. Full Story

Former owner and manager of Long Island catering hall indicted for forced labor and visa fraud

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Two Long Island men face charges of forced labor and visa fraud following an investigation led by ICE HSI New York with assistance from USCIS and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG). Full Story

ICE arrests 4 released after detainers ignored

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ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York deportation officers arrested four individuals, each after being released from local custody with an active immigration detainer. Full Story

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