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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.
HSI helps repatriate stolen cultural property to Yemen with Smithsonian's help
Homeland Security Investigations and a spate of other law enforcement agencies are working with the Smithsonian Institution to repatriate 77 pieces of stolen cultural property to Yemen, including 64 carved stone heads, a funerary stele dating back to the first century and 11 pages from an 8th-century Quran. 🔗Keep reading
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ERO Houston removes twice-deported gang member wanted for homicide in El Salvador
Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston, with help from ERO El Salvador and the SAFE Task Force, removed a 24-year-old, twice-deported gang member wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide and illegal association. 🔗Keep reading
Man sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison for assaulting CBP officer
An HSI Nogales investigation will put a 21-year-old Mexican national behind bars for 51 months. The man attacked a CBP officer after she asked him for proof of citizenship, slamming her to the ground and causing her head to hit the concrete. He pleaded guilty to one count of assault on a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. 🔗Keep reading
ERO Boston arrests Brazilian national wanted for homicide in his home country
Fugitive Operations Team members in Boston acted on an international arrest warrant to bring in a man wanted for murder in his home country of Brazil. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison. 🔗Keep reading
Nigerian national extradited from UK to face elder fraud charges
Officials extradited a Nigerian national to face fraud charges in the United States after he was indicted for defrauding the elderly. Emmanuel Samuel and five others stand accused of pretending to be Spanish bankers holding millions in inheritance money as part of an international scheme to swindle cash from elderly victims. Authorities say the group ran the scam for more than five years. 🔗Keep reading
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