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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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ICE resumes direct repatriations of Venezuelan nationals
On Oct. 18, the United States, led by DHS in coordination with ICE and CBP, facilitated the first charter flight to Venezuela as part of other routine ICE removal flights conducted throughout the hemisphere and around the world. DHS continues to enforce U.S. immigration laws while strengthening the consequences for those who cross our border unlawfully. 🔗Keep reading
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HSI Tucson, multiagency case results in truck driver charged in attempt to smuggle over half-a-ton of cocaine into the US
On Oct. 13, an Arizona man was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine as a result of an investigation by HSI, CBP and the DEA. 🔗Keep reading
ERO Washington, D.C. apprehends noncitizen charged with rape, kidnapping, assault
ERO Washington, D.C. arrested a Honduran national in Herndon, Virginia, on Oct. 12, charging him with felony rape by force, abduction by force and assault on a family member. 🔗Keep reading
South Texas official charged with drug trafficking following HSI, federal partner investigation
On Oct.13, HSI Rio Grande Valley and other law enforcement agencies arrested Francisco Javier Alanis, 40, of Weslaco, Texas, for conspiring to distribute controlled substances. Alanis held positions as an assistant city manager in Progreso and was the school board president for the Progreso Independent School District at the time of his arrest.🔗Keep reading
ERO New Orleans places detainer on twice-removed, twice-charged homicide suspect
ERO New Orleans issued an immigration detainer for Kevin Castro Garcia, a twice-removed Honduran citizen who was arrested in Nashville on Oct. 10 for criminal homicide. He was charged with the death and burning of a 37-year-old man, and ERO New Orleans lodged a detainer against him the same day. 🔗Keep reading
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