Since when is that of any significance? They're just doing the work that violent U.S. street gangs won't do.
Glad to have them going to jail/being deported. However, if their crime is beheading other scum, maybe we can excuse that and put them on a boat back to Honduras with the clear understanding that they would be shot on site if seen in the US again.
Looking for the 500 number....
I don't know if deporting them a good idea.
They are gangbangers...they are violent...they are foreign...They should be executed.
Geez, Microsoft is into EVERYthing!
Federal authorities arrested 582 alleged gang members over a two-week period... groups they say have spawned street crimes
Gang crackdown nets several Houston suspects
01:12 PM CDT on Monday, August 1, 2005
From 11 News Staff Reports
Federal authorities arrested 582 alleged gang members over a two-week period, officials said Monday, targeting an estimated 80 violent groups they say have spawned street crimes across the country.
Here's a list of some of the recent gang arrests in Houston:
1. Lester Rivera-Paz, 29, a Honduran national, was convicted by the United States Attorney’s office for illegal re-entry after deportation and is presently in removal proceedings. He was arrested near Falfurrias, Texas Feb 10, and had been deported from the United States on Jan. 1996; Mar. 1997; and Aug. 2001.
2. HPD arrests five suspected MS 13 gang members on April 14, 2005 after a 12 hour standoff. ICE agents were on scene along with ATF to follow up with possible charges.
3. Mario del Carmen Umanzor, 30, a national from El Salvador was arrested by CBP agents near Sarita, Texas while riding in a van on June 13. Umanzor was one of several illegal aliens inside the van. He had been convicted for acts of violence, drug possession charges and for possessing a live grenade and had served 11 months in prison in El Salvador. Unamzor is currently in removal proceedings.
4. Hary Alberto Duran-Lanza, 21, a citizen of Honduras was arrested by ICE after he had been detained by Harris County Sheriff’s Department Deputies on theft charges. Duran-Lanza also had convictions for burglary of a vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm, and evading arrest with a vehicle. He is in removal proceedings.
5. Elmer Alexander Carrillo, 28, a citizen of El Salvador was arrested by ICE after entering the United States illegally near Falfurrias, Texas June 10, 2005. Carrillo was also arrested by Brooks County and charged with murder. Carrillo was acquitted from those charges, ICE has placed him into removal proceedings.
6. Manuel Antonio Molina-Canales, 24, a citizen of Honduras was arrested by ICE after serving a 60-day sentence in Harris County jail for drug possession. ICE has placed Molina-Canales in removal proceedings. He had also admitted he was a MS 13 member and had entered the U.S. illegally in 2000 near Laredo, Texas.
7. Luisa Alfredo Garcia-Calderon, 25, a national from El Salvador was arrested by CBP officers near Falfurrias, Texas as he was riding on a bus headed to Corpus Christi. He was prosecuted for entry without inspection and is also in removal proceedings.
8. William Orlando Lima-Hernandez, 25, a citizen of Guatemala, was arrested by ICE near a construction site in Houston, Texas on July 14. Lima-Hernandez is a registered MS 13 gang member with the Houston Police Department. His record showed he had been previously deported and is currently I removal proceedings.
9. Miguel Angel Carcamo-Mejia, 32, a citizen of Honduras, was arrested HPD during a traffic stop. Background checks revealed he has an outstanding warrant of deportation and took him into custody. Subject has fraudulent documents on his person at the time of his arrest. ICE has placed him into removal proceedings.
10. Numa Alexander Alfaro-Ramirez, 25, a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested by ICE at his residence on July 26. He was allegedly a member of the MS 13 gang and had been previously deported twice.
11. Angelica Garcia-Herrera, 24, a national of Mexico, was arrested on July 26 at her residence. Garcia-Herrera is an admitted MS 13 gang member and had been removed from the U.S. once. She also is in removal proceedings.
12. Juan Armando Quintanilla-Hernandez, 30, from Honduras was arrested by ICE on July 26 at his residence. Quintanilla-Hernandez had an outstanding warrant of deportation and has been placed into removal proceedings.
13. A juvenile was also arrested on July 26, 2005 at his brother’s residence. He has been transferred to a juvenile detention facility to be placed into removal proceedings.
14. Santos Reynaldo-Diaz, 25, a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested at his residence on July 26. Reynaldo-Diaz has misdemeanor convictions for theft and a DWI. He has been placed into removal proceedings.
15. Erick Alejando Portillo-Andrade, 23, a national from El Salvador was arrested by ICE on July 27 near Refugio, Texas. Portillo-Andrade admitted he is an MS 13 member and told ICE agents he had served time in EL Salvador for robbery in 2003. He has been placed into removal proceedings.
Customs Jails 1,000 Suspected Gang Members
11 in D.C. Area Arrested; MS-13 Is a Main Target
By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 2, 2005; Page A02
Federal immigration and customs officers have arrested more than 1,000 suspected gang members and associates so far this year as part of a nationwide campaign aimed at deporting illegal immigrants with suspected ties to violent criminal organizations, officials said yesterday.
Much like similar efforts after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to target suspected terrorist sympathizers, the Department of Homeland Security's anti-gang program seeks to use immigration laws to remove many alleged gang members from the country rather than pursue them through U.S. criminal courts, officials said.
The campaign, dubbed Operation Community Shield and overseen by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division, has resulted in arrests of 1,057 alleged gang members over the past five months -- including 582 suspects apprehended during a concerted push in the last two weeks of July. Eleven of the suspects were arrested in the Washington area, officials said.
http://tinyurl.com/cevqf
August 1, 2005 (Revised)
Fact Sheet
Operation Community Shield
Overview
In February, ICE launched Operation Community Shield, a national law enforcement initiative that brings all of ICE’s law enforcement powers to bear in the fight against violent street gangs. Under Operation Community Shield, ICE works to:
* Identify violent gangs and develop intelligence on their membership, associates and organizations.
* Deter, disrupt and dismantle gang operations by tracing and seizing cash, weapons and other assets derived from criminal activities.
* Seek prosecution and/or removal of gang members from the United States.
* Partner with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal level – both in the United States and abroad – and federal prosecutors to develop a “force multiplier” effect in investigations and other law enforcement actions against gangs.
* Conduct outreach efforts to boost public awareness about the fight against violent gangs.
Initially, the focus of the effort was the Mara Salvatrucha organization, commonly referred to as "MS-13," one of the most violent and rapidly growing of these street gangs. During Phase I, ICE arrested 359 MS-13 members including 10 clique leaders.
In May, ICE expanded Operation Community Shield to include all criminal street gangs that pose a risk to public safety and a concern to national security, putting into motion an aggressive law enforcement action with the goal to investigate, arrest, and prosecute any violent street gang members, leaders, and/or associates of MS-13 as well as other gangs such as Sureños, 18th Street gang, Latin Kings, Vatos Locos, Mexican Mafia, La Raza gang, Border Brothers, Brown Pride, Norteno, Florencia 13, Tiny Rascal, Asian Boyz, and Jamaican Posse that routinely seek to exploit or engage in violent criminal activities.
A major enforcement action in July spanned two weeks and resulted in ICE and its law enforcement partners arresting 582 gang members and gang associates, many with criminal records. To date, ICE has arrested more than 1,057 known gang members and associates nationwide.
Comprehensive Approach
Threat assessments conducted by ICE field offices indicate that a large number of current gang members are foreign-born, are in the country illegally, have a prior criminal conviction, or are involved in crime with a nexus to the border making them subject to ICE’s broad immigration and customs authorities. These authorities include:
* Money laundering and other financial crimes.
* Smuggling of humans or contraband.
* Narcotics and arms trafficking.
Intelligence Gathering and Sharing
ICE has gathered thousands of names of known and suspected gang members from state and local law enforcement, as well as foreign governments. This information is compared with our immigration databases to determine immigration status and develop targeting priorities.
ICE also provides information to support law enforcement partners through the ICE Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC).
At the federal level, ICE coordinates with U.S. Attorneys’ offices, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to maximize the impact of the operation.
Serious blow? I still cant go downtown.
Bullies! Ruffians! Malcontents! Hooligans!
Yeah.
Sure.
Serious blow.
Right.
They'll just send them back to whatever foreign stinkhole they came from, and the scum will be right back here in no time.
I love this post! God Bless you!
And please inform our authorities to have these guys transferred immediately to Gitmo...
No doubt they will flaunt these 103 gang members as poster boys for their "enforcement." But let's see them get the other 20 million before we go overboard.
A discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a DALLAS MORNING NEWS article via KANSAS CITY STAR: "FBI BULLETIN OUTLINES POSSIBLE TERRORIST PLOT AT TEXAS BORDER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The plot, according to uncorroborated information provided by an FBI informant, involves a man, described as an Arab who goes by the nickname "El Espanol," and Ernesto Zatarin Beliz, also known as El Traca, a reputed Mexican drug trafficker and member of the Zetas, the feared enforcers of the notorious Gulf cartel.") (July 17, 2005) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: Washington - "MEXICAN DRUG COMMANDOS EXPAND OPS IN 6 US STATES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The ultra-violent, U.S.-trained elite, Mexican paramilitary commandos known as the "Zetas," responsible for hundreds of murders along the border this year, have expanded their enforcement efforts on behalf of a drug cartel by setting up trafficking routes in six U.S. states. A U.S. Justice Department memo says the U.S.-trained units have recently moved operations into Houston, San Antonio and the states of California, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. They have been operating in Dallas for at least two years, according to the feds.") (June 21, 2005) (Read More...)
A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a July 12, 2005 article in THE TIMES (N.W. INDIANA): "POLICE ARREST MS-13 GANG MEMBER IN MONTICELLO" (July 13, 2005) (Read More...)
Big cheers for ICE.
ON THE NET...
ICE.GOV
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News Release
August 1, 2005
ICE ARRESTS 582 VIOLENT GANG MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES IN TWO-WEEK NATIONWIDE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
More than 1,057 arrests under ICE’s ongoing “Community Shield” anti-gang initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and Marcy Forman, Director of Investigations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), today announced the arrest of 582 street gang members and associates during a two-week, nationwide enforcement action under the auspices of “Operation Community Shield,” ICE’s ongoing national anti-gang initiative.
From July 16 to July 28, ICE offices throughout the United States teamed up with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to target members of more than 54 violent street gangs, including Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Sureños, 18th Street Gang, Latin Kings, Vatos Locos, Mexican Mafia, La Raza gang, Border Brothers, Brown Pride, Norteno, Florencia 13, Tiny Rascal, Asian Boyz, Jamaican Posse, and numerous other violent street gangs.
The 582 gang members and associates, including 11 gang leaders, arrested in this two-week operation are accused of various criminal violations and/or administrative immigration violations. In total, 76 of these individuals have been charged with criminal violations that range from illegally re-entering the United States after deportation; to being alien in possession of a firearm; to possession of fraudulent documents or various state crimes.
The vast majority of the gang members and associates, 506, were arrested on administrative immigration charges, ranging from being a convicted felon foreign national subject to removal; to entering the country without inspection; to violating the terms of a visa. Of these individuals, 261 are foreign nationals who have prior criminal convictions, rendering them subject to removal from the United States.
“Street gangs in America have grown and expanded their influence to an alarming level, marked by increased violence and criminal activity,” said Secretary Chertoff. “These gangs pose a severe threat to public safety and this growth must not go unchallenged. We will continue to coordinate our efforts closely with our law enforcement partners nationally and use our collective authorities to help rid our communities of this malignancy.”
“We have a message for violent street gang members in America: ‘stopping your violence and criminal activities is high on ICE’s list of priorities,’” said Forman. “We’re backing up our resolve with results. In the last two weeks we’ve arrested 11 of your gang leaders, 490 members and 81 associates in 27 states and we’re just getting started.”
This initiative harnessed the work of 40 ICE offices and more than 84 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. This operation employed 384 ICE agents and officers, 247 state and local officers and 92 agents from the DEA, ATF and FBI.
Some of the gang members arrested in this operation include:
On July 20 in Chicago ICE agents assisted by Chicago and Hanover Park police arrested Ramon Martinez-Valencia who is a high-ranking enforcer of “Surenos-13.” His position in the gang was to carry out the gang’s violent acts against its enemies. Marinez-Valencia had felony weapons and violence convictions and was previously deported from the United States in June 2003 only to illegally return.
On July 19 in the San Diego area ICE agents assisted by the Oceanside Police arrested Jesus Carrillo, who has previous convictions for causing bodily harm and sex with a minor under three years of age.
The arrests during the past two weeks are the latest enforcement action under Operation Community Shield, a nationwide ICE anti-gang initiative intended to disrupt, dismantle, and assist in the criminal prosecution of violent gangs by employing the full range of authorities available to ICE.
ICE uses its broad immigration authorities (both criminal and administrative) against gang members, as well as its customs authorities in targeting gang-related narcotics smuggling, money laundering, and in seeking the forfeiture of illegally derived assets.
Operation Community Shield involves strong partnerships and cooperation with existing federal, state, and local anti-gang efforts. Such partnerships are essential to the success of the initiative and to ensure officer safety during operations. ICE uses intelligence on gang organizations and leadership provided by state and local authorities. This information is then used whenever possible to arrest, prosecute, and/or deport individual gang members.
Operation Community Shield also has an important foreign component, coordinating efforts through ICE’s Attaché offices abroad, particularly with those governments that are also experiencing gang problems. To date, ICE has participated in several anti-gang law enforcement summits and conferences throughout Central America to better coordinate anti-gang related efforts.
The initial target of Operation Community Shield was MS-13, which is one of the largest and most violent street gangs in the country. In February, ICE kicked off the initiative with agents in six major U.S. cities conducting a coordinated enforcement operation that resulted in the arrest of 103 members of MS-13. In the months that followed, ICE agents throughout the country joined ranks and continued targeting MS-13 members in their jurisdictions.
In May 2005, ICE expanded Operation Community Shield to include all criminal street gangs and prison gangs with foreign-born members. With the launch of this second phase, ICE’s Operation Community Shield aims to ensure that gang members have no safe haven in our nation’s communities.
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If we had adequate border protection they might not have been here in the first place.
Someone tell the AP that MS 13 is a Salvadoran gang, not Honduran. We on Long Island are the current experts on MS 13, the residents, not the Nassau County PD and its ten man gang unit.