ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for kidnapping, criminal association

NOGALES — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Jose Ramon Torres Cordova, a 47-year-old Mexican fugitive wanted in Hermosillo, Mexico, for kidnapping and criminal association, March 7.

ICE transported Torres from the Eloy Detention Center in Eloy to the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, where he was transferred to the custody of Mexican authorities.

“The return of this fugitive to Mexico is a prime example of how ICE works closely with our international law enforcement partners to identify, locate and remove criminal aliens who are wanted in their country,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Phoenix Field Office Director John Cantu. “ICE prioritizes the arrest and removal of criminal alien fugitives. As a result, Torres will finally face justice.”

Torres illegally entered the United States at an unknown location and time and was removed in April 2019. The U.S. Border Patrol caught him entering the U.S. a second time that same month and he was removed in May 2019. Torres has been arrested for disorderly conduct and assault while in the U.S. illegally.

Members of the public who have information about foreign fugitives, transnational gang members or other criminal aliens who are in the U.S. illegally are urged to contact ICE by calling the ICE Tip Line at 1 (866) 347-2423 or internationally at 001-1802-872-6199. They can also file a tip online by completing ICE’s online tip form.

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