BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a 20-year-old Salvadoran national and validated MS-13 gang member in Frederick, Maryland, on May 27, marking his fifth apprehension after four previous deportations, ICE officials said. Moises Alberto Figueroa-Bonilla, who is illegally present in the U.S., was taken into custody at his residence, according to ICE. The agency described Figueroa as a threat […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Salvadoran national, who is an illegal immigrant and MS-13 gang member, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maryland this week. Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez, a 26-year-old Salvadoran national, was arrested in Gaithersburg on Monday, May 12, 2925 by ICE after he was convicted of attempted motor vehicle theft in April. Amaya-Benitez is a validated MS-13 gang […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An MS-13 gang member wanted in his home country for firearms offenses was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maryland last week, according to the agency. Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez, a 38-year-old Salvadoran national, was taken into custody by ICE in Silver Spring on May 5, 2025. Mejia is a documented MS-13 gang member and has a […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus on Tuesday slammed calls for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland. Garcia is a 29-year-old from El Salvador who was deported in March. His case has prompted a legal showdown over immigration policy in the United States. The Supreme Court has ruled that Garcia was wrongly deported and that the Trump administration should […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen (D) is traveling to El Salvador on Wednesday to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in an admitted “administrative error.” Abrego Garcia, who has been detained in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT maximum security prison, was ordered by U.S. federal courts to be […]
UPDATE: Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has paused the order for the man to be returned to Maryland. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court’s order demanding the return of a Salvadoran man sent back to his home country by immigration authorities, according to an emergency appeal filed on […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Two Maryland MS-13 gang members have been indicted for murder in aid of racketeering, federal authorities announced. Manuel Erazo Alvarado, 46, and Erick Guillen Pleitez, 46, both of Annapolis, were charged in a federal grand jury indictment returned on February 13, according to the Department of Justice. On March 6, 2025, Guillen Pleitez made his initial appearance in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A high-ranking leader in the MS-13 transnational terrorist organization was arrested in Hyattsville, Maryland last month, according to authorities. David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI on February 27, 2025. He is charged in his home country with possession of firearm, extortion, and terrorist affiliation, ICE said in a press […]