ICE said it removed Solomon Bogale to Ethiopia on March 4 after an immigration judge denied him benefits based on evidence that he identified himself online as a member of Fano, which the Ethiopian government designates as a terrorist group. The agency said his posts called for violence and persecution against ethnic Tigrayans.
DHS said ICE officers made a series of arrests over Easter weekend involving people with prior convictions that included manslaughter, child sexual abuse offenses, assault, stalking, and drug trafficking. The statement highlights multiple cases from states including Florida, California, Texas, Washington, and New York.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Texas authorities not to release Francisco Mendez Marin after his arrest in Dallas on a homicide charge. The statement says police accuse him of fatally slitting the throat of his 20-year-old wife, Karla Rangel, less than a month after they were married.
DHS said ICE arrested several people with prior convictions that included arson, burglary with assault, methamphetamine trafficking, burglary, and criminal conspiracy. The statement lists arrests involving individuals from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York as part of what it described as a public safety effort.
DHS said ICE issued a detainer asking Dallas authorities not to release Orvin Bayardo Fuentes Borjas after his arrest in Irving, Texas, on child pornography charges. The statement says local police charged him after a tip led to allegations that he possessed 50 images of child sexual abuse material.
DHS said ICE carried out a targeted operation in Dallas on March 18 and 19 that resulted in three arrests, including an alleged Tren de Aragua member, a self-admitted MS-13 member, and a person tied to a vehicle theft ring. The statement says the arrests were part of a broader effort to remove public safety threats.
DHS said ICE arrested Dennis Arguello-Acosta on March 14 after authorities identified him as the driver accused in a hit-and-run that killed Fort Bend County Deputy Kenneth Lewis. The statement says Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI located him after receiving an anonymous tip.
ICE said it arrested several people with prior convictions that included attempted murder, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, assault on a pregnant woman, and attempted arson. The statement lists cases from New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, and Texas as part of a broader enforcement effort.
DHS said ICE arrested Luis Meza-Olivera in Nashville on March 14 after a school official reported that his daughter feared he would kill her mother upon release from local custody. The statement says he has prior convictions including aggravated kidnapping, arson, aggravated assault, and DUI, and is now in removal proceedings.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer against Jesus Alejandro Ramirez-Padilla after Utah authorities charged him with attempted murder, aggravated assault, obstruction of justice, and drug paraphernalia offenses. The statement says local reports allege he strangled a woman and slit her throat multiple times in Salt Lake City, leaving her in critical condition.