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 Afghan national convicted of second-degree assault was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maryland on May 13, the agency announced. Javid Ahmadi, 27, was arrested by ICE in Elkridge after serving a sentence for second-degree assault in Maryland. Ahmadi was initially apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol near San Ysidro, California on October 10, 2023, […]
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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant who was arrested three times for illegally entering the U.S. and was previously deported twice is now back in custody after being released from a Maryland jail, federal authorities announced. Rene Pop-Chub, 32, a Guatemalan national, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 12 in Hyattsville, Maryland, after Prince George’s County Department […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant convicted of attempted murder was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Cumberland, Maryland, on March 31, according to a press release. Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, 37, a Guatemalan national, was transferred to ICE custody from the Western Correctional Facility. Ceron was convicted of attempted first-degree murder in Howard County in 2012. He will remain […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 26-year-old Honduran national convicted of assaulting a Maryland resident. Officers with ERO Baltimore arrested Evin Obdulio Ponce-Guillen on September 19 in Waldorf. “Evin Obdulio Ponce-Guillen unlawfully entered the United States, made his way to Maryland, and then victimized one of the members of our community,” said ERO Baltimore acting Field […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 28-year-old Salvadoran gang member who was previously removed from the United States. Officers from ERO Baltimore and the Aberdeen Police Department arrested Kevin Mauricio Guzman-Martinez, a member of the notorious MS-13 street gang, on Thursday, September 26 in Aberdeen. “Not only did Kevin Mauricio Guzman-Martinez unlawfully re-enter the United States […]