ERO New York City arrests fugitive wanted for homicide in Dominican Republic

NEW YORK — Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City arrested a noncitizen Aug. 20 wanted in the Dominican Republic for homicide charges. The individual was arrested outside his residence in Long Island. He was apprehended by ERO officers after a brief foot pursuit.

“Our coordination with Dominican authorities resulted in the arrest of this individual who poses a significant danger to our New York community,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo.

The Dominican national unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date at an unknown location, without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.

Dominican authorities issued a warrant for the Dominican noncitizen’s arrest Oct. 12, 2022, for the crime of homicide, specifically alleging that he stabbed another individual, which resulted in victim’s death. The maximum penalty for this crime is 30 years imprisonment.

The Nassau County Police Department arrested the Dominican national on Oct. 15, 2023, and charged him with assault in the second degree with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon; criminal mischief in the second degree, damage to property greater than $1,500; reckless endangerment in the second degree; criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree with intent to use; and menacing in the second degree with a weapon.

The Nassau County First District Court issued a bench warrant for him Nov. 22, 2023, on the aforementioned charges for failure to appear.

The Dominican national is currently in ICE custody.

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)