Homeland Security
ERO Baltimore apprehended a Salvadoran noncitizen and documented member of the notorious MS-13 criminal enterprise who has been convicted of multiple crimes in Maryland. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 36-year-old gang member March 5 at his residence in Hyattsville.
ERO Baltimore arrests previously removed Salvadoran MS-13 member with extensive criminal history
ERO Baltimore apprehended a Salvadoran noncitizen and documented member of the notorious MS-13 criminal enterprise who has been convicted of multiple crimes in Maryland. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 36-year-old gang member March 5 at his residence in Hyattsville.
HSI San Diego investigation results in second person pleading guilty to drug trafficking, admitting to manufacturing evidence for ‘blind mule’ defense
Sergio Maximiliano Martinez of Portland, Oregon, became the second person to plead guilty in federal court March 12 to drug trafficking and obstruction of justice charges in a case that began last spring, when Martinez’s then-girlfriend Victoria Carmona was caught trying to smuggle over 40 pounds of cocaine into the United States in her car.
HSI San Diego investigation results in second person pleading guilty to drug trafficking, admitting to manufacturing evidence for ‘blind mule’ defense
Sergio Maximiliano Martinez of Portland, Oregon, became the second person to plead guilty in federal court March 12 to drug trafficking and obstruction of justice charges in a case that began last spring, when Martinez’s then-girlfriend Victoria Carmona was caught trying to smuggle over 40 pounds of cocaine into the United States in her car.
ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive wanted for rape in Brazil
ERO Boston arrested a 51-year-old unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for the rape of a vulnerable person.
ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive wanted for rape in Brazil
ERO Boston arrested a 51-year-old unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for the rape of a vulnerable person.
$1M seized, human smuggling ringleader sentenced to over 7 years following HSI Douglas, multiagency investigation
Martin Garcia-Velazquez, 42, of San Antonio in Michoacan, Mexico, was also ordered to pay a $5,000 mandatory special assessment in compliance with the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, which is bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing services for survivors of human trafficking and strengthening law enforcement.
$1M seized, human smuggling ringleader sentenced to over 7 years following HSI Douglas, multiagency investigation
Martin Garcia-Velazquez, 42, of San Antonio in Michoacan, Mexico, was also ordered to pay a $5,000 mandatory special assessment in compliance with the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, which is bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing services for survivors of human trafficking and strengthening law enforcement.
HSI Norfolk investigation lands Virginia man in federal prison for smuggling machine guns and silencers into US
John Patrick Gordon Dane, 36, of Virginia Beach, received the four-year prison sentence Feb. 26 at the U.S. District Court in Norfolk.
Mexican national wanted for aggravated homicide arrested by ERO Chicago
ERO Chicago arrested a 44-year-old unlawfully present fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for aggravated homicide.
Mexican national wanted for aggravated homicide arrested by ERO Chicago
ERO Chicago arrested a 44-year-old unlawfully present fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for aggravated homicide.
HSI Baltimore investigation leads to Maryland woman’s indictment on federal child sexual exploitation, sex trafficking charges
A federal grand jury returned an indictment March 5 charging Verena May Mathis, 24, of Capitol Heights, with sexual exploitation of a child and with child sex trafficking.
HSI Baltimore investigation leads to Maryland woman’s indictment on federal child sexual exploitation, sex trafficking charges
A federal grand jury returned an indictment March 5 charging Verena May Mathis, 24, of Capitol Heights, with sexual exploitation of a child and with child sex trafficking.
ICE announces initial deployment of body-worn cameras
Today’s announcement is designed to advance these core values — requiring our law enforcement personnel to use body-worn cameras is an important step in modernizing ICE operations while building trust and confidence in our dedicated law enforcement professionals.
Mexican national sentenced to 42 months in prison for drug trafficking scheme following HSI Washington, D.C. investigation
Gerardo Ignacio Castillo-Lopez, 32, of Mexico received the 42-month federal prison sentence March 7 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria.
Mexican national sentenced to 42 months in prison for drug trafficking scheme following HSI Washington, D.C. investigation
Gerardo Ignacio Castillo-Lopez, 32, of Mexico received the 42-month federal prison sentence March 7 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria.
ERO Boston arrests Brazilian fugitive wanted for rape of a minor
Brazilian authorities have sought custody of the Brazilian national since June 2022 for the offense of statutory rape, which is defined under Brazilian law as consensual sexual contact with a person under age 14. He is wanted by a criminal court in the province of Parana, Brazil. The charges remain pending.
ERO Boston arrests Brazilian fugitive wanted for rape of a minor
Brazilian authorities have sought custody of the Brazilian national since June 2022 for the offense of statutory rape, which is defined under Brazilian law as consensual sexual contact with a person under age 14. He is wanted by a criminal court in the province of Parana, Brazil. The charges remain pending.
USSPACECOM Commander visits NSDC, recognizes key intel member
U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, commander, U.S Space Command, shakes hands with Mr. Nathaniel Bundy, National Space Defense Center lead threat analyst, during a visit to Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., March 8, 2024.
HSI, partners conduct US-based international victim identification surge
HSI's C3 Child Exploitation Investigations Unit conducted Operation Renewed Hope II, from Feb. 26 through March 8, resulting in the location and positive identification of 19 previously unknown child sexual abuse victims, which includes 8 victims rescued from active abuse.