ICE Charleston and its law enforcement partners from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Secret Service and the West Virginia State Police arrested Cody Smith, a U.S. citizen who threatened to kill ICE Officers in West Virginia.
Despite being attacked by rioters, ICE Arizona and federal partners successfully arrest dozens illegal aliens in major Arizona operation targeting a transnational criminal organization
On Dec. 5, ICE Homeland Security Investigations Arizona and federal partners executed 16 criminal federal search warrants targeting nine restaurants and seven associated stash houses in Tuscon, Arizona and the surrounding region. The operation was part of a multiyear investigation into a...
ICE arrests illegal alien from Haiti connected to criminal terrorist organizations
On Sept. 23, ICE arrested Dimitri Vorbe, an illegal alien and citizen of Haiti, for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and contributing to the destabilization of Haiti.
Long Beach man arrested on federal criminal complaint charging him with sending a dozen payments to suspected ISIS terrorists
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles participated in the arrest of a Long Beach man Aug. 1 on a federal criminal complaint alleging he sent a dozen payments to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secret technology designed for missile launch detection
A Santa Clara County man and former engineer at a Southern California company pleaded guilty July 21 to stealing trade secret technologies developed for use by the United States government to detect nuclear missile launches, track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, and to allow U.S. fighter planes...
Homeland Security Task Force created in Houston
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Houston field office and FBI Houston announced the establishment of a regional Homeland Security Task Force July 17 to combat emerging threats from transnational criminal organizations in Southeast Texas.
ICE Los Angeles special agents arrest Iranian national for violation of US sanctions
Bahram Mohammad Ostovari is alleged to have unlawfully exported U.S.-made electronic components used in railway signaling and telecommunications systems from the United States to an Iranian company by using his own companies in the United Arab Emirates as conduits.
ICE arrests Russian national smuggling biological material into Boston
Kseniia Petrova, 31, a Russian citizen, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of smuggling goods into the United States. Petrova was taken into immigration custody on Feb. 16, 2025, and arrested May 14 by ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents on the criminal charge.
ICE arrests sexual predators who victimized children across the nation
ICE investigates and arrests those who violate U.S. immigration law, including dangerous criminal aliens who pose public safety and national security threats.
ICE Atlanta announces results of multiagency operations across Georgia
ICE announced April 4 the results of interagency enforcement operations targeting illegal aliens present in Georgia.
US files civil forfeiture complaint for $47 million in proceeds from Iranian oil sale following ICE investigation
An investigation by ICE has resulted in a civil forfeiture complaint alleging that $47 million in proceeds from the sale of nearly one million barrels of Iranian petroleum is forfeitable as property of, or affording a person a source of influence over, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or its...
Naval reservist charged for bribe to obtain military identification cards for unauthorized individuals, including a Chinese national
Raymond Andres Zumba, 27, of Staten Island, New York, faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. Zumba has been ordered detained pending trial.
Florida man pleads guilty to operating a helicopter without license
Ernesto Cordero, 54, of Bradenton, faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison.
Canadian citizen charged with unlawful aerial photography of defense installation
In a criminal information filing, Xiao Guang Pan, 71, used an unmanned aircraft to photograph vital defense installations and equipment at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations supports seizure of Venezuelan aircraft involved in violations of US export control and sanctions laws
ICE's HSI played a key role, alongside the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and other partners, in an announcement Feb. 6 by the Justice Department that Dominican Republic authorities, working in coordination with U.S. federal law enforcement and based on violations of U.S....
HSI El Paso announces arrests of violent criminal aliens in West Texas during targeted enforcement operation
HSI, in partnership with U.S. Border Patrol, FBI, ATF, DEA, and the El Paso Sheriff’s Office, arrested several criminal aliens during targeted enforcement actions in West Texas that began during the week of Jan. 20.
Honduran indicted for illegal reentry, faces 10 years in prison
Alex Rafael Gonzalez-Morales, 35, of Honduras, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison if convicted. His trial is set for March 3, 2025.
Mexican woman charged with illegal reentry, faces 2 years in prison
Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina, 39, faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison if convicted. She was arraigned on Jan. 28, 2025, and is currently detained pending the resolution of the criminal case.
ERO Miami removes Bangladesh national for supporting foreign terror organization
On Nov. 18, 2020, the FBI in Philadelphia arrested Nabila Khan for conspiracy to provide material support of resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
ERO New York City arrests noncitizen wanted in Senegal for terroristic activities
ERO New York City’s Fugitive Operations team arrested the 29-year-old noncitizen without incident outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York. He will remain in custody, without bond, pending removal proceedings.
Australia passes leadership of Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group to the US
ICE formally assumed chair of the FELEG, on Oct. 14, during a ceremony at the IACP Annual Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California.
HSI Washington, D.C., investigation leads to first criminal resolution involving illicit sale and transport of Iranian oil in violation of US sanctions
As a result of the investigation, Suez Rajan Limited pleaded guilty April 19, 2023, to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company was thereafter sentenced to three years of corporate probation and fined almost $2.5 million.
HSI Houston teams up with federal partners to host cybersecurity training for Texas Medical Center
The training is part of a comprehensive initiative launched in 2021 to teach critical infrastructure stakeholders in the Houston area to identify and report malicious cyberactivity to law enforcement.
HSI investigation results in actions against international diamond/art organization for money laundering with ties to Hizballah
DHS and ICE's HSI, alongside partners with the U.S. Departments of Justice, Commerce, Treasury, and State announced today several international actions against Nazem Ahmad, an individual sanctioned by the United States under the GTSR for his involvement with the terrorist organization Hizballah, as...
HSI Washington, D.C. investigation leads to 28-month sentence for man who attempted to acquire military, dual-use technologies
A federal court in Washington, D.C. unsealed two indictments March 21 charging Amanallah Paidar, of Iran, and Murat Bükey, of Turkey, with conspiring to procure and export sensitive U.S. technology for Iran through their companies, Farazan Industrial Engineering in Iran and Ozon Spor Ve Hobbi...
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