ICE removes Honduran foreign fugitive wanted for homicide

MIAMI — Enforcement and Removal Operations Atlanta, ERO Honduras and the Honduras Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted by Honduran authorities July 15. ERO facilitated the removal of Fredy Funes-Gomez, a 45-year-old citizen of Honduras with a final order of removal from the United States.

Funes-Gomez is wanted by law enforcement authorities in Honduras for homicide and was taken into custody upon arrival at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula.

ERO conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case, determining if a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.

Members of the public who have information about foreign fugitives are urged to contact ICE by calling the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE or internationally at 001-1802-872-6199. They can also file a tip online by completing ICE’s online tip form.

As one of ICE’s three operational directorates, ERO is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.

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Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.gov)