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Check out our weekly recap of top news from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement highlighting the work of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). For more news from ICE, visit our newsroom. |
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HSI Philadelphia investigation leads to 15-year prison sentence for former cop
A deep-dive into a former New Jersey deputy sheriff's online activities uncovered predatory behavior that resulted in a lengthy prison sentence, extended supervision and hefty fines. Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia discovered that the former deputy recorded himself having unlawful sexual contact with a 17-year-old minor, then uploaded numerous clips to a social media site. 🔗Keep reading
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ERO apprehends 43 noncitizens with criminal convictions in one-week span
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark, working with three other agencies, apprehended 43 people convicted of violent felonies and other crimes during the course of a weeklong operation. Arrests included those of known MS-13 gang members and a number of people who were previously removed from the United States. 🔗Keep reading
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HSI Albuquerque and police rescue dozens of undocumented noncitizens from stash house
HSI agents and police rescued 69 people — including five unaccompanied minors — from a stash house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their 35-year-old captor, who packed them into a small residential trailer, wouldn't allow them to leave. The suspect was subsequently charged with human smuggling and hostage-taking and will appear before a federal judge. 🔗Keep reading
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12 people charged in conspiracy to monopolize cross-border trade and extort victims
After an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of Justice indicted 12 people on charges related to price-fixing, extortion, intimidation and acts of violence in a wide-ranging scheme involving the transmigrante industry, a system that facilitates the lawful export of secondhand goods from the U.S. to Mexico. 🔗Keep reading
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Fugitive on El Salvador's 100 Most Wanted list removed to his home country
Enforcement and Removal Operations Atlanta, ERO El Salvador and the El Salvador Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement removed a 24-year-old fugitive wanted in his home country for homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide and aggravated resisting arrest. ERO found and arrested the man in Beaufort, South Carolina Sept. 23, 2021. 🔗Keep reading
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