ICE Houston deports accused murderer to Mexico who has been on the run for 20 years

HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported Jesus Vazquez Daniel, a 59-year-old illegal alien and accused murderer, from the U.S. May 22.

Vazquez has been on the run for the past 20 years after he allegedly murdered a Mexican national in Hidalgo, Mexico, Oct. 1, 2004.

ICE transported Vazquez from the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge Port of Entry in Laredo, and he was turned over to Mexican authorities.

“For the past 20 years, this accused murderer evaded authorities while the family of his alleged victim was forced to wait patiently praying that justice might one day be served,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford. “Thanks to outstanding teamwork and unyielding persistence by ICE officers from the Dallas and Houston field offices, that wait has finally come to an end.”

Vazquez illegally entered the United States on an unknown date and at an unknown location without inspection, admission or parole. On July 18, 2024, ERO Dallas notified ERO Houston that they had received information indicating that Vazquez was potentially illegally residing in the Hillsboro area. A follow-up investigation by officers from ERO Houston’s Waco office confirmed that Vazquez was residing in the area and had an open warrant in Mexico for his arrest. On Feb. 2, ICE officers, with assistance from the Hill County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, safely arrested Vazquez in Hillsboro. Vazquez was transported to the Montgomery Processing Center Feb. 3 and placed into immigration proceedings. On May 13, an immigration judge with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review ordered Vazquez removed to Mexico.

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