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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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An Arizona man pleaded guilty on May 8 to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamines before a U.S. district judge following an HSI and DEA investigation. Carlos Alberto Castro-Ruiz, 26, of Phoenix, will be sentenced on July 18. 🔗Keep reading
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ICE conducts removal flights May 17
ICE conducted multiple removal flights, including flights to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Israel, as part of dozens of flights conducted each week. In fiscal year 2022, ERO conducted 72,177 removals to more than 150 countries worldwide. 🔗Keep reading
ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present Cape Verde citizen convicted of multiple criminal charges
ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present citizen of Cape Verde, who was convicted of charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine, larceny and receiving stolen property on May 15. 🔗Keep reading
HSI Sells, multiagency investigation sends human smuggler to 101 months in prison for causing crash that killed passenger
On May 4, a federal judge sentenced a Phoenix-area man to 96 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for leading officials on a high-speed chase that led to a crash that killed an undocumented noncitizen. 🔗Keep reading
ERO Philadelphia arrests 29 criminal noncitizens in weeklong surge operation
ERO Philadelphia completed Operation Cross Check on May 15, a 10-day surge operation that resulted in the detention of 29 noncitizens with criminal convictions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware. The operation focused on noncitizens who pose a danger to the American people and exhibit a disregard for U.S. laws. 🔗Keep reading
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