Two individuals described as illegal immigrants broke into a North Carolina home, demanded $1 million, and kidnapped a mother and her 11-month-old daughter at gunpoint after the father refused to pay. The victims were recovered safely the following day, but authorities launched an FBI manhunt for a third suspect who remained at large. Two suspects were taken into custody in connection with the kidnapping.

Victor Villalba-Bustamante, a 41-year-old Mexican national, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office and Sanford Police Department in North Carolina on April 9 after authorities found him with a 14-year-old missing girl in a hotel room. He faces charges including statutory rape, kidnapping, and child abduction, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations lodged an immigration detainer to keep him in custody. Investigators are also examining the case for potential human trafficking involvement.

The U.S. Department of Justice secured the extradition of 14 fugitives from 10 countries including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, facing charges ranging from murder and drug trafficking to cybercrime and gang racketeering. Among those extradited was the alleged leader of the MS-13 gang and a developer for the LockBit ransomware group responsible for attacks on thousands of victims worldwide. The extraditions were made possible through cooperation with law enforcement partners across the participating countries.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced in late February 2025 that the United States had secured custody of 29 defendants transferred from Mexico, facing federal charges in districts around the country for racketeering, drug trafficking, murder, illegal firearms use, and money laundering. Among those taken into custody was Luis Geraldo Mendez Estevane, the last outstanding fugitive from the 2010 U.S. Consulate murders in Ciudad Juarez, and Rafael Caro Quintero, the alleged killer of DEA Special Agent Camarena. The operation involved cooperation from the DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, ICE Homeland Security Investigations, and the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office.

Mackendy Darbouze, a 26-year-old Haitian national, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing three family members — including a 77-year-old woman and two children — in Fayetteville, North Carolina on February 21. ICE confirmed that Darbouze entered the United States in July 2024 through the Biden administration's CHNV migrant parole program, which allowed up to 30,000 nationals monthly from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be paroled into the country by air. The case has drawn national attention to the CHNV program's vetting procedures.