On April 14, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol, conducted an operation resulting in the arrest of Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla, a criminal illegal alien from...
Criminal illegal alien sentenced to nearly 20 years for leading cartel-linked drug trafficking operation
Baldemar Navarro-Jaimes, 36, illegally residing in Houston, was sentenced Feb. 18 to 234 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. Navarro-Jaimes pleaded guilty July 1, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
ICE Harrisonburg arrests illegal alien with extensive criminal history
Special agents with HSI Harrisonburg and officers with the Strasburg Police Department apprehended Cristian Medrano-Umanzor, 34, on Jan. 24.
HSI’s Operation Crazy Train continues to dismantle Tren De Aragua following superseding RICO indictments
The indictment charged 19 members with 29 federal counts, including double murder, murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder, assault with dangerous weapons, armed robbery, kidnapping, sex trafficking and firearms offenses.
Suspected Tren de Aragua member pleads guilty following ICE, federal partner investigation
A Venezuelan illegal alien and suspected member of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms and conspiring to destroy evidence after posting photos and videos of himself with weapons on social media.
ICE investigation results in Treasury sanctions on Mexican business tied to Sinaloa Cartel
Following an ICE Homeland Security Investigations Newark investigation with multiple federal partners into illicit drug supply, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned eight Mexican individuals and 12 Mexico-based companies affiliated with the Sinaloa...
ICE aids in investigation leading to conviction of 3 MS-13 gang members
The criminal illegal aliens were found guilty of two murders and multiple attempted murders.
ICE arrests previously deported Sureño gang member with lengthy criminal history
ICE Homeland Security Investigations Rio Grande Valley arrested a previously deported convicted felon and member of the Sureños Gang on Sept. 9.
ICE New York arrests alleged MS-13 gang associate wanted by Interpol, living near school
ICE Homeland Security Investigations New York has arrested an alleged MS-13 associate wanted in El Salvador for aggravated extortion and threats to injure a person.
ICE strikes major blow against Carteles Unidos: Charges filed against 5 top leaders
In a landmark operation targeting one of the world’s most dangerous cartels, ICE, in coordination with domestic and international partners, are leading an investigation that’s resulted in criminal charges against five high-ranking leaders of the Mexico-based Carteles Unidos.
2 MS-13 members sentenced for racketeering following ICE New England, partner investigation
An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations New England alongside its law enforcement partners led to the July 15 sentencing of two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, for their roles in a previously-unsolved murder.
ICE New England investigation lands Trinitarios leader 14 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy
An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations New England alongside its law enforcement partners led to the July 15 sentencing of two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, for their roles in a previously-unsolved murder.
ICE Detroit arrests suspected member of foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua
Enforcement and Removal Operations alongside Homeland Security Investigations arrested Kleiber Siso Balza, a 25-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela.
ICE arrests one of El Salvador’s “Top 100 Most Wanted” hiding in Nebraska
The Salvadoran national is a criminal alien wanted in El Salvador for the aggravated homicide of five victims; attempted aggravated homicide; deprivation of liberty; and terrorist organization affiliation.
15 suspected gang members indicted for drug trafficking scheme
Houston residents James Michael Brewer aka ‘Creeper’, 33, Jonathan Alvarado aka ‘Joker’, 28, Alexis Delgado aka ‘Chino’, 28, Hector Luis Lopez aka ‘Capulito’, 23, Kylie Rae Alvarado, 24, Ruby Mata, 31, Victor Norris Ellison, 35, Mexi Dyan Garcia aka ‘Mexi’, 31, and Jesus Gomez-Rodriguez aka ‘Jr.’,...
ICE San Antonio, federal partners lead to Treasury sanctions of high-ranking members of Cartel del Noreste, a foreign terrorist organization
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two high-ranking members of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste, formerly known as Los Zetas, May 21. CDN, one of Mexico’s most violent drug trafficking organizations and a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,...
ICE Chicago captures shooters in December 2024 mass shooting tied to Tren de Aragua gang
One of the suspected shooters, Venezuelan national Ricardo Granadillo Padilla, 25, was arrested on Feb. 8 by ICE Homeland Security Investigations Chicago and Raleigh, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Raleigh, U.S Border Patrol Tactical Unit, the U.S. Marshals Service, and CBP Air and Marine...
Tango Blast gang members sentenced after leading law enforcement on multiple vehicle pursuits during smuggling attempts following ICE Laredo, federal partners investigation
Two members of the Tango Blast gang identified as Juan Miguel Regalado, 28, and Samuel Grajeda Jr., 21, were sentenced May 15 after being convicted of conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol’s Laredo...
ICE, joint partner investigation results in illegal alien, alleged human smuggler from Mexico indictment for first material support of terrorism charges against CJNG member
According to court documents, Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez, 39, of Mexico, conspired with others to provide and did attempt to provide grenades to CJNG, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Co-defendant Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, 27, of Mexico, is charged with conspiracy to smuggle...
Sinaloa cartel leaders charged with narco-terrorism, material support of terrorism and drug trafficking in ICE, FBI investigation
An indictment unsealed May 13 is the first in the nation to charge alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States.
ICE makes significant arrest of MS-13 gang member wanted in home country
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 38-year-old criminal alien Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez, a Salvadoran national, May 5 in Silver Spring. Mejia is a validated MS-13 gang member and is wanted in his home country for firearms offenses.
ICE arrests Tren de Aragua gang member illegally residing in Houston area
ICE, the FBI and the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested Jesus Alberto Escalona-Mujicas, a 47-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela and documented Tren de Aragua gang member, April 9, in Bryan, Texas.
Multiagency investigation results in Cartel Del Noreste leader sentencing for murder-for-hire, kidnapping conspiracies
Noe Gonzalez-Martinez, also known as Tocayo, 41, will serve the rest of his life plus 60 months in federal prison for his role in multiple convictions related to a murder-for-hire scheme that brought three sicarios, or hitmen, across the U.S. border into Laredo.
ICE San Francisco, federal partners, target transnational criminal organizations in enforcement operation
Among those arrested were members of violent international gangs, known for their involvement in drug trafficking, human smuggling, and violent crimes. Additionally, ICE took custody of convicted sex offenders who had unlawfully re-entered the United States, as well as individuals facing federal...
ICE arrests 543 criminal aliens, 7 gang members in Houston area during week-long multi-agency operation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Diplomatic Security Service, the U.S. Marshals Service, and several other state and local law enforcement agencies...
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