U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Wilver Cota-Ortiz, a 43-year-old El Salvadoran citizen, to his home country on April 4, 2025, where he faces human trafficking charges. Cota had been previously deported twice — in 2010 and 2015 — following criminal convictions for assault, but illegally reentered the United States multiple times. His most recent removal followed a federal conviction for illegal reentry in October 2023.

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