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.
ICE said it lodged an immigration detainer against Samuel Antonio Maldonado-Erazo after his arrest in Florida on allegations that he abused and killed his three-year-old nephew. The agency said authorities reported injuries consistent with prolonged abuse and that the child died after being taken to a hospital.
DHS said ICE helped Fort Myers police track down and arrest Rolbert Joachin, who is accused of killing a woman with a hammer at a Florida gas station. The department said surveillance video showed him smashing the victim’s windshield, approaching her, and repeatedly striking her in the head.
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 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.
ICE said it lodged an immigration detainer against Samuel Antonio Maldonado-Erazo, who is accused of fatally abusing his three-year-old nephew in Florida. The agency said authorities reported injuries consistent with prolonged abuse and asked local officials to notify ICE before any release.
ICE said Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Brayan Adiel Gramajo Reyes in Idaho after a human trafficking investigation uncovered alleged illegal business practices. The agency said a federal indictment charged him with encouraging illegal entry, using false employment verification statements, and unlawfully employing unauthorized workers.
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.
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 Sukhdev Singh after authorities in Indianapolis accused him of causing a semi-truck crash that left a U.S. citizen in critical condition. The statement says Indiana State Police arrested him at the scene on March 6 and that he remained in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.