Enforcement News

East Texas Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Possessing Child Pornography

January 20, 2012 — A Texas man was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales, Eastern District of Texas. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). More from ICE 

ICE Deports Man Wanted for Sexual Assault on a Child in the UK

January 19, 2012 – A man from the United Kingdom, wanted for sexual assault on a five-year-old in his home country, was deported and turned over to British officials Jan. 19 by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). More from ICE

St. Louis Industrial Supply Company Sentenced for Employing Illegal Aliens

January 17, 2012. — A local industrial supply company was sentenced Tuesday on charges of employing illegal aliens after pleading guilty in October. The sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department. More from ICE

ICE Repatriates Mexican Murder Suspect Captured in San Jose

December 23, 2011 — A Mexican national wanted for murder was turned over to Mexican law enforcement personnel at the San Ysidro border crossing by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers Wednesday. More from ICE 

US, Mexico Seize More than $80 Million During Operation Holiday Hoax

December 22, 2011 – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced the seizure of more than 327,000 counterfeit items with a manufacturer's suggested retail price worth an estimated $76.8 million as part of an ICE HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) operation. The center continues to track down those who are selling counterfeit and pirated products this holiday season. More from ICE

ICE Deports Convicted Rwandan to Serve Sentence for Role in 1994 Genocide

December 21, 2011 – A convicted human rights violator, wanted by Rwandan authorities to serve a 19-year prison sentence for a murder conviction, was deported to Rwanda Tuesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). More from ICE 

Defendant Charged with Alleged Participation in the Murder and Attempted Murder of 2 ICE HSI Special Agents is Extradited from Mexico to the US

December 21, 2011 – Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as "Piolin," has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges for his alleged participation in the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE HSI Special Agent Victor Avila on Feb. 15, 2011, in Mexico. More from ICE 

ICE HSI Agents Arrest Criminal Alien Managing El Paso Restaurant

December 20, 2011 – The general manager of a local fast-food restaurant is in federal custody after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested him Dec. 19 for illegally using someone else's immigration documents and unlawfully re-entering the United States after being previously deported. More from ICE

Feds capture Costa Rican fugitive sought in child rape case

December 19, 2011 – A Costa Rican man wanted in his native country for raping a 3-year-old child a decade ago is facing deportation following his capture Friday night by the U.S. Marshals and agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). More from ICE

63 Arrested in ICE Operation Targeting Criminal Aliens in San Jose Area

December 19, 2011 – A Mexican national with a prior conviction for kidnapping is among the 63 criminal aliens taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers during a four-day operation in the San Jose area last week. More from ICE 

Cocaine Discovered in Shoes at Airport Leads to Arrest of 19-year-old New Yorker

December 19, 2011 – A New York resident was arrested Monday at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) for being in possession of 1.38 kilograms (three pounds) of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas. The investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). More from ICE 

Fugitive in ICE Child Pornography Case Captured in Mexico, Returned to US

December 16, 2011 – A former Bay Area man indicted in February on child pornography charges is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court Friday following his capture by authorities in Mexico and subsequent expulsion from that country. More from ICE

ICE Arrests NFL player in Chicago on Federal Drug Charge

December 15, 2011 – Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Chicago Bears football player Samuel George Hurd III, 26, of Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday night on a criminal complaint charging conspiracy to distribute cocaine. More from ICE

ICE HSI, Partners Nab Most Wanted Drug Lord

December 12, 2011 — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with the U.S. Marshals, the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) and the Dominican Republic National Police (DRNP), arrested one of the most notorious drug traffickers Friday in the Caribbean Basin in the Dominican Republic. More from ICE 

ICE Arrests Former Police Commissioner on Child Pornography Charges

December 8, 2011 – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested the former commissioner of the San Juan Police Department on production and possession of child pornography Wednesday near Carolina, Puerto Rico. More from ICE

ICE, Federal and Local Partners, Seize 300 Kilograms of Cocaine in Puerto Rico

December 5, 2011 – On Saturday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents working jointly with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) seized 300 kilograms of cocaine. This cocaine has an estimated street value of $6.5 million. More from ICE

ICE Deports Polish Fugitive Wanted for Stealing 18 Luxury Vehicles

November 30, 2011 – An international fugitive, who was wanted for allegedly stealing 18 luxury vehicles in Poland, was deported there Tuesday where he faces criminal charges. This removal was conducted by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). More from ICE 

ICE HSI Dismantles Organized Crime Visa and Marriage Fraud Scheme

November 30, 2011 – Owners, managers and associates of several strip clubs in the New York City-area — involved in an alleged international visa and marriage fraud ring — were arrested Wednesday by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS). More from ICE

Highly Sophisticated Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered Near San Diego

November 30, 2011 – Agencies with the San Diego Tunnel Task Force Wednesday announced the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of more than 32 tons of marijuana following the discovery of the most elaborate smuggling tunnel uncovered along the U.S.-Mexico border in recent years. More from ICE 

Operation In Our Sites Protects American Online Shoppers, Cracks Down on Counterfeiters

November 28, 2011 — To mark the official beginning of the online holiday shopping season, known as Cyber Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), the Department of Justice and the FBI Washington Field Office have seized 150 website domain names that were illegally selling and distributing counterfeit merchandise. More from ICE 

7 Arrested After Feds Seize 9 Tons of Marijuana Near Otay Mesa Border Crossing

November 25, 2011. – Seven individuals have been charged in federal court with drug smuggling following the discovery Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers of more than nine tons of marijuana inside a tractor trailer attempting to enter the United States at the Otay Mesa Commercial Port of Entry Tuesday. More from ICE