ICE said its Enforcement and Removal Operations arrested nine people with prior sex crime convictions during a targeted operation in the greater Los Angeles area on Jan. 27 and 28. The agency said those taken into custody will face removal proceedings and described the action as part of its public safety mission.
DHS said Santa Clara County officials refused to honor ICE detainers for two Honduran men arrested in connection with the killing of 24-year-old Kembery Chirinos-Flores in Sunnyvale, California. The statement says both had previously entered the United States illegally and that one was also wanted in New Jersey for a separate homicide.
DHS said ICE arrested David Antonio Aviles Perez in San Diego on March 26, describing him as an MS-13 member wanted in El Salvador on an aggravated murder warrant. The statement says he had also been arrested in California in 2023 on charges including assault with a deadly weapon, drug possession, and petty theft.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Illinois and Chicago officials not to release Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national accused in the killing of 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman. The statement says local reports allege he approached her with a gun in a Chicago park and fatally shot her as she tried to flee.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Kentucky authorities not to release Jose Lopez-Hernandez, who was convicted in a case involving the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in his church office. The statement says he also had prior arrests for theft, forgery, and reckless and careless driving.
DHS criticized the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for a plea agreement that would allow Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez to serve six months in jail after pleading guilty in a case involving the rape of a 14-year-old. The statement says ICE had lodged a detainer and that New York City corrections officials agreed not to release Contreras-Suarez.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Charlotte officials not to release Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, a Venezuelan national accused in two fatal shootings in Charlotte, North Carolina. The statement says he faces charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and assault with a deadly weapon.
DHS said ICE asked New Jersey officials not to release Gerardo Garcia Gonzalez, a Mexican national arrested on charges that include sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 15 years old, criminal sexual contact, and sexual assault by force or coercion. The statement says he had previously entered the United States illegally and was returned to Mexico before reentering again.
ICE arrested an illegal immigrant Latin Kings gang member in NYC after sanctuary city officials released him despite an active detainer, DHS says.
DHS said ICE arrested Carlos Corte-Corte, an Ecuadoran national, after local authorities charged him with kidnapping and child cruelty in Patchogue, New York. The statement says police accused him of taking a four-year-old child from a laundromat before she was later found at a nearby library.