ICE Arrests 36 Fugitive, Criminal Aliens In Area Operation

September 18, 2012

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) arrested 36 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators during a five-day operation in the Escambia County area.

The operation concluded Sunday and was conducted by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Fugitive Operations Teams.

Of the 36 arrested, 19 had previous convictions for crimes such as: aggravated assault, burglary, battery on a law enforcement officer, identity theft, possessing cocaine, battery, forgery, fraud, driving under the influence and domestic violence, according to ICE.

Five of the 36 were immigration fugitives that failed to leave the county when ordered, and six had previously been deported before illegally entering the U.S. again.

Thirteen of the arrests were in Escambia County, while other arrests were made in Santa Rosa, Mobile, Fort Walton, Navarre and Defuniak Springs. Most of those arrest, 23 total, were from Mexico. Others were from Honduras, Guatemala, Vietnam, Thailand, Czech Republic, Iran and Cuba.

“These arrests of convicted criminals and repeat immigration violators demonstrate ICE’s ongoing commitment to public safety,” said Scott Sutterfield, acting field office director of ERO New Orleans. “When ICE prioritizes these individuals for arrest, our officers and agents work tirelessly to pursue the leads.”

Among the convicted criminal aliens arrested were:

  • A 32-year-old Mexican national who was previously convicted of felony battery and giving false information to law enforcement.  He was arrested Wednesday in Pensacola and remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
  • A 41-year-old Vietnamese national who was previously convicted of aggravated assault with great bodily harm and felony battery with a weapon.  He was arrested Wednesday in Pensacola and remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
  • A 32-year-old Honduran national who was previously deported from the United States and illegally re-entered. He was previously convicted of burglary, robbery, theft and has a domestic violence case pending.  He was arrested Thursday in Ft. Walton Beach and remains in ICE custody pending removal to Honduras.

“We continuously focus on improving the safety of all of our communities by conducting these targeted enforcement actions,” said Michael Meade, acting field office director of ERO Miami.

The names of those arrested were not immediately released by ICE.

Pictured top: An alleged illegal alien be taken to an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) facility in Pensacola for processing. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

9 Responses to “ICE Arrests 36 Fugitive, Criminal Aliens In Area Operation”

  1. Everett on September 23rd, 2012 6:22 am

    These folks once deported will only come back. Look at our open borders.
    Don’t worry though you can be an illegal here and still get social security and medicare as well as reduced tuition at most florida colleges.

  2. Trisha on September 21st, 2012 9:08 pm

    Maybe I just don’t know how deportation works, but when you are in the US illegally, why would you be “asked” to just leave the county? And, if you are deported, aren’t you put on a plan and sent back to your native country? I know people cross the border illegally everyday, but how in the world do people from non US-bordering countries enter the US illegally? I’m just blown away. Mexicans are the biggest stereotype of “illegals” but now I’m reading about Iranians, Vietnamese, and Hondurans?

    Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh dang!

  3. David Schwartz on September 19th, 2012 5:31 am

    @ BA…Why would someone risk attempting to vote when they are facing deportation? There is no possible benefit to them. There would be nothing to be gained by them for such a huge risk. Nice try though….

  4. ngd on September 18th, 2012 11:19 am

    Good job ICE…They need to go back to their own country and commit their crimes…We have enough criminals of our own..

  5. BA on September 18th, 2012 8:58 am

    I hope they at least took away their voter registration cards.

  6. Perry on September 18th, 2012 8:52 am

    If there are that many just in our local area, imagine the scale of the problem nationwide! Good job, ICE.

  7. Marsha on September 18th, 2012 8:41 am

    Good job!

  8. Carolyn Bramblett on September 18th, 2012 5:46 am

    We are overrun with home grown criminals. We sure don’t need ‘extra’ illegals.

  9. SMaxson on September 18th, 2012 3:40 am

    Way to go guys! Keep up the good work.

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