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Check out our weekly recap of top news from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement highlighting the work of Enforcement Removal and Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). For more news from ICE, visit our newsroom. |
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HSI investigation leads to LA-based clothing wholesaler pleading guilty to US drug trafficking sanctions, committing $6.4M in customs fraud
The Justice Department announced that a California-based clothing wholesale company pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for undervaluing imported garments in a scheme to avoid paying almost $6.4 million in customs duties and for doing business with a woman in Mexico who has ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel. 🔗Keep reading
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California man receives nearly 5-year prison sentence for pandemic relief benefit fraud
A California man, who submitted false applications for unemployment benefits to California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), was sentenced in federal court to 57 months in custody following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations. 🔗Keep reading
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ERO San Francisco highlights egregious noncitizen arrests, removals during FY22
Enforcement and Removal Operations officers continue their critical mission to remove criminal noncitizens who pose a threat to community safety. In order to affect its public safety mission, ICE uses a variety of methods to apprehend noncitizens whose criminal convictions require removal in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act. 🔗Keep reading
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Army National Guardsman sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine following HSI, federal partner investigation
A Texas man and active-duty Army National Guardsman was sentenced to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute kilogram quantities of cocaine, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations. 🔗Keep reading
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ERO Las Vegas arrest leads to sentence for illegal return to US
An undocumented individual residing in Las Vegas was sentenced by a U.S. District Judge to three years and five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally returning to the U.S. after removal. 🔗Keep reading
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