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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Conducts Removal Flight to the People’s Republic of China

On November 16, DHS, through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, conducted a third large-frame charter removal flight in less than six months to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of Chinese nationals with no lawful basis to remain in the United States.  

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48 Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

EL CENTRO — Five indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 48 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking organization accused of distributing methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin and bulk cash smuggling.

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Human Smuggler With Ties to Criminal Organization Responsible for Smuggling Over 50,000 Noncitizens Into US Sentenced

VICTORIA, Texas — A Mexican national with ties to a human smuggling organization responsible for smuggling more than 50,000 noncitizens into the United States was sentenced Nov. 4 to 42 months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle noncitizens into the country.

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Tren De Aragua Gang Members Wanted for Murder in North Texas Arrested

DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and HSI arrested three Tren de Aragua gang members wanted for the alleged murder of 33-year-old Nilzuly Enrique Arneaud-Petit.

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DHS Conducts Removal Flight to the Republic of India

On October 22, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), conducted a large-frame charter removal flight to the Republic of India of Indian nationals who did not establish legal basis to remain in the United States.

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South American Nationals Arrested for Armed Robbery After HSI Investigation

LOS ANGELES — Two South American nationals, allegedly part of a "crime tourism" group, were charged Aug. 13 in a federal complaint for the armed robbery of a $1 million watch.

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison After HSI Investigation Into CSAM Offenses

BOSTON — An East Boston man was sentenced Aug. 13 for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material after an HSI New England online investigation found he distributed the material.

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FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation and Joint DHS-DOJ Interim Final Rule Cut Encounters at Southwest Border by Over 40 Percent in First Three Weeks

The Presidential Proclamation issued by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the Southern border and the complementary joint interim final rule (IFR) issued by DHS and DOJ have now been in effect for three weeks, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of encounters at our Southwest Border.

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DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela

DHS, through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with CBP, facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they will be processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.

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DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Central America and Venezuela

DHS facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America and Venezuela. During each of the past two weeks, we have conducted over thirty repatriation flights transporting thousands of individuals back to their country of origin and have repatriated over five thousand individuals directly to Mexico.