ICE Details Fugitive Removal Operations in Texas, Other States
Dangerous fugitives were recently removed from the United States thanks to the work of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
ERO is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement and has a workforce of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement personnel.
One case of note happened in Houston, where ERO agents removed a fugitive from El Salvador.
That suspect, 27-year-old Alexis Bladimir Canizales Romero, was in the United States illegally and is a known member of the MS-13 gang. Back in El Salvador, the suspect is wanted for aggravated femicide, aggravated homicide and unlawful association (gang membership).
Canizales initially entered the United States in 2020, where he was caught at the border and removed under Title 42. The suspect later entered the U.S. again on an unknown date.
After an arrest for drunk driving, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents encountered Canizales at the Harris County, Texas jail, which led to his eventual repatriation to El Salvador.
“This foreign fugitive and MS-13 gang member illegally entered the United States on multiple occasions to avoid prosecution in his home country of El Salvador for aggravated femicide, aggravated homicide and unlawful association,” said ERO Houston acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez. “Thanks to the strong relationship we have with local law enforcement partners and the due diligence of our immigration officers, we were able to successfully connect him to these alleged crimes and repatriate him to El Salvador to face justice.”
Other gang members have also recently been removed by ICE, including an MS-13 member in Annapolis, Maryland, and an MS-13 member in New York.
ICE reminds members of the public that if they have information on foreign fugitives, they can call the ICE Tip Line at 866-347-2423 or internationally at 001-1802-872-6199.