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Two Venezuelan illegal aliens charged with kidnapping, torturing, attempting to kill Washington state woman

By |2026-02-24T23:25:38-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Two Venezuelan nationals, Kevin Daniel Sanabria Ojeda (24) and Alexander Moises Arnaez-Gutierrez (25), face charges of kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder in King County, Washington. According to prosecutors, the men kidnapped a woman in January 2025, used a power drill to torture her hand, and then shot her on Interstate 90, leaving her for dead. One suspect has probable ties to the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, and ICE has placed immigration detainers on both individuals.

ICE removes twice deported criminal alien wanted for human trafficking in El Salvador

By |2026-02-24T23:25:37-05:00February 24th, 2026|

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.

United States Secures Extradition of More Than a Dozen Fugitives from 10 Countries

By |2026-02-24T23:25:36-05:00February 24th, 2026|

The U.S. Department of Justice coordinated with law enforcement across ten nations to extradite 14 fugitives facing charges ranging from murder, child sexual abuse, and MS-13 gang leadership to cybercrime, drug trafficking, and immigration fraud. Among the notable cases was Eswin Mejia, extradited from Honduras for the 2016 vehicular homicide of 21-year-old Sarah Root in Nebraska, and Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, an alleged international MS-13 leader extradited from Guatemala. The extraditions involved coordination with Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

United States Announces Plans to Extradite Three Tren de Aragua Members, Who Have Been Declared Alien Enemies, Wanted by Chile for Homicide and Kidnapping Offenses

By |2026-02-24T23:25:36-05:00February 24th, 2026|

The U.S. Department of Justice announced plans to extradite three members of the Tren de Aragua gang — Adrian Rafael Gamez Finol, Miguel Oyola Jimenez, and Edgar Javier Benitez Rubio — to Chile, where they face charges including homicide, kidnapping for ransom, and extortion. The three individuals, all declared alien enemies under the Alien Enemies Act, entered the United States illegally after allegedly committing violent crimes in Chile. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the administration would not tolerate violent illegal aliens in the country and committed to swift action in returning them for justice.

ICE removes criminal alien wanted for drug trafficking in Costa Rica

By |2026-02-24T23:25:35-05:00February 24th, 2026|

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Josseth Santos-Fonseca, a 30-year-old Costa Rican citizen, to his home country where he faces drug trafficking charges. Santos had entered the United States illegally near Laredo, Texas in 2018 and was apprehended by Border Patrol before being ordered removed by an immigration judge. His removal was subsequently carried out after Costa Rican authorities sought his return to face prosecution.

Indian man residing in California sentenced to prison for scheme to smuggle aliens into the US, following ICE, USBP investigation

By |2026-02-24T23:25:34-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Sushil Kumar, a 35-year-old Indian national residing in Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced to six months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle undocumented immigrants across the northern U.S. border for profit. The scheme involved coordinating with accomplices to smuggle Indian citizens across the Washington state border in November and December 2023, with each individual charged between $5,000 and $10,000 for the service. The investigation was conducted jointly by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations division and U.S. Border Patrol.

Nigerian Citizen Sentenced in Fraud and Money Laundering Case

By |2026-02-24T23:25:34-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Otaniyen Iduozee, a Nigerian citizen residing in Wisconsin, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in a romance fraud and money laundering scheme. Iduozee recruited victims through online dating platforms, convinced them to send money under false pretenses, and laundered the proceeds through U.S. bank accounts.

Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 8 Months for Illegally Reentering the United States After Prior Removal

By |2026-02-24T23:25:33-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Rafael Cruz-Hernandez, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior removal. Cruz-Hernandez had previously been deported following a conviction for sexual assault in Monroe County, Wisconsin, and was found in the United States again in violation of federal immigration law.

Two Foreign Nationals Indicted for Plot to Silence U.S. Dissident and Smuggle U.S. Military Technology to China

By |2026-02-24T23:25:32-05:00February 24th, 2026|

A Milwaukee federal grand jury indicted two foreign nationals — Cui Guanghai, a Chinese national, and John Miller, a British national — for an alleged plot to silence a U.S.-based dissident critical of the Chinese government and to smuggle U.S. military technology to China. The indictment charges the defendants with acting as illegal agents of China and conspiring to violate U.S. export control laws.

Fourteen Individuals, Including Ten Mexican Nationals, Charged with Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking and Immigration Offenses

By |2026-02-24T23:25:32-05:00February 24th, 2026|

Fourteen individuals, including ten Mexican nationals, have been charged in the Eastern District of Wisconsin with fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and immigration offenses as part of Operation Take Back America. The defendants are accused of distributing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in the Milwaukee area, and several face additional charges of illegal reentry into the United States.

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