A Mexican national has been sentenced for methamphetamine distribution in the Southern District of Georgia. The defendant was part of a drug trafficking network that distributed methamphetamine in the southern Georgia region.
The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office has signed a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, allowing trained deputies to perform immigration enforcement functions. The agreement enhances cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities in Whitfield County, Georgia.
A weeklong ICE operation in Central Florida resulted in the arrest of over 400 illegal aliens, many with criminal histories including murder, human trafficking, and sexual offenses, as part of a coordinated effort with state and local 287(g) law enforcement partners.
Six Guatemalan men in the U.S. illegally were arrested during a deadly hit-and-run investigation at a trailer park in Polk County, Florida, after a 21-year-old man was found dead with injuries consistent with being run over by a vehicle.
ICE Miami and 287(g) law enforcement partners arrested over 400 criminal aliens during a weeklong enforcement operation in Central Florida targeting individuals with criminal histories including murder, human trafficking, and sexual assault.
ICE arrested Dimitri Vorbe, a Haitian national living illegally in the United States, due to his involvement in gang violence and activities that destabilized Haiti. The arrest was conducted jointly by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations.
ICE arrested Phillip Harkins, a convicted murderer from Scotland, upon his release from prison after serving a 25-year sentence for killing a U.S. citizen during a 1999 drug deal. The agency plans to remove him following an immigration judge's 2002 removal order.
An ICE Homeland Security Task Force in Orlando arrested Guillermo Perez Alzate, a confessed murderer and criminal alien from Colombia wanted for involvement in 29 murders and who served as a former paramilitary leader of a transnational criminal organization.
An illegal immigrant truck driver who caused a crash that killed three people on Florida's Turnpike had failed English proficiency and road sign identification tests required for a commercial driver's license, according to DOT records.
A Nicaraguan man in the U.S. illegally is facing enhanced charges after a drunken hit-and-run in Florida. Under state law signed by Gov. DeSantis, being in the country illegally is an enhancing factor for criminal charges.
