U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston apprehended five fugitives unlawfully present in the U.S. and wanted for murder. These arrests occurred over a two-week span, according to the press release [1].
Among those detained were individuals from Honduras, Mexico, and El Salvador, all wanted for murder in their respective countries. “ERO Houston remains steadfast in its mission to arrest individuals who pose a threat to public safety,” said ERO Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford. “By removing these criminals, we are upholding the integrity of our immigration system and protecting our communities from those who seek to do harm.” The arrests included:
- A 38-year-old unlawfully present Honduran national wanted in Mexico for multiple murders who was apprehended on May 23 in Galveston. The arrest was made by ERO Houston fugitive operations officers after they received information from the National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center indicating that the noncitizen was illegally residing in the Houston area and was wanted for allegedly murdering two gang members in Mexico during a botched attempt to highjack a shipment of illicit narcotics.
- A 21-year-old unlawfully present Mexican national wanted in Veracruz, Mexico, for homicide who was apprehended on May 24 in Splendora. The arrest was made by ERO Houston fugitive operations officers, in conjunction with the Splendora Police Department after officials received information from the ERO assistant attaché for removals in Mexico City and the U.S. Marshals Service indicating that the noncitizen was illegally residing in Splendora.
- A 42-year-old unlawfully present Honduran national wanted in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for homicide who was apprehended on June 3 in southwest Houston. The arrest was made by ERO Houston fugitive operations officers just seven hours after they received information from ERO Atlanta that the noncitizen was wanted for homicide and was believed to have fled to Houston.
- A 41-year-old previously expelled Mexican national wanted in Durango, Mexico, for homicide who was apprehended on June 4 in Waco. The arrest was made by ERO Waco fugitive operations officers just 12 days after they received information from NCATC indicating that the noncitizen was illegally residing in Waco.
- A 40-year-old, three-time voluntarily returned Mexican national wanted in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, for homicide who was apprehended on June 7 in Splendora. The arrest was made by ERO Houston fugitive operations officers, in conjunction with the Splendora Police Department, after the noncitizen was encountered and identified as a foreign fugitive wanted for murder.