ERO New York City removes 2 Irish noncitizens with alleged ties to international fraud network

NEW YORK — Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City removed two Irish noncitizens with alleged ties to an international fraud network known as the Traveling Conmen Fraud Group. Deportation officers from ERO New York City removed Oliver Boswell and Kathleen Boswell from the United States to Ireland Aug. 20 and turned them over to the Irish ​national police.

“International law enforcement cooperation enabled ERO New York City to remove these two fugitives and return them to their home country to face justice,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo. “We will continue to pursue community safety as our highest priority.”

Oliver Boswell lawfully entered the United States Feb. 15, 2023, but violated the terms of his admission.

Kathleen Boswell lawfully entered the United States Aug. 11, 2023, but violated the terms of her admission.

Deportation officers from ERO New York City’s Newburgh office arrested Oliver Boswell and Kathleen Boswell July 18.

Authorities in the United Kingdom sought custody of Oliver Boswell and Kathleen Boswell for 19 counts of money laundering charges that defrauded numerous victims out of more than £3 million.

Deportation officers with ERO New York City removed Oliver Boswell and Kathleen Boswell from the United States to Ireland Aug 20 and turned them over to Irish authorities.

Noncitizens placed into removal proceedings receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice and is separate from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case. ICE officers carry out the removal decisions made by the federal immigration judges.

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)