Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports "Maryland Man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia is coming home — only to face criminal charges, according to multiple reports. Abrego Garcia, who has become a national flashpoint following his mistaken deportation to an El Salvador super-prison, is heading back to the US, reports state. However, he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants in the US upon his return.  "Now, after months of delay and secrecy, they're bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along," Abrego Garcia's…
MS-13 Gang Member Caught In Frederick After Sneaking Into US Five Times: ICE MS-13 Gang Member Caught In Frederick After Sneaking Into US Five Times: ICE MS-13 Gang Member Caught In Frederick After Sneaking Into US Five Times: ICE
MS-13 Gang Member Caught In Frederick After Sneaking Into US Five Times: ICE An MS-13 gang member deported four times was caught living illegally in Frederick — after sneaking back into the US yet again, federal officials say. A 20-year-old Salvadoran national and known MS-13 gang member who had been previously removed from the United States four times was arrested by immigration authorities in Frederick, officials announced. Moises Alberto Figueroa-Bonilla was arrested at his home on Sunday, May 27, by ICE Baltimore officers, according to a statement from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Officials say Figueroa entered the country for a fifth time at an unkn…
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE A man twice deported from the United States is back behind bars after immigration agents arrested him in Connecticut, where he now faces charges of serious charges of child abuse, authorities said.  Jorge Martinez Duenas, 44, of Honduras, was arrested earlier this year by ICE agents while he was out on bail on state charges, federal authorities said.  “Jorge Martinez has already been removed from the U.S. twice, and now he faces charges of victimizing a child in Connecticut,” said Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Bos…
Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Poughkeepsie Victim Learns Fate: Feds Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Poughkeepsie Victim Learns Fate: Feds Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Poughkeepsie Victim Learns Fate: Feds
Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Poughkeepsie Victim Learns Fate: Feds A man who illegally returned to the US after deportation will spend decades in prison for leading a violent robbery crew whose final act ended in the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley resident, federal prosecutors said.  Marcus Ricketts, 48, a Jamaican national, was sentenced on Thursday, May 15, in Brooklyn federal court to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing death through the use of a firearm, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced.  The sentencing follows a series of armed robberies committed across New York City, including a dea…
Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation
Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation A 21-year-old undocumented migrant is facing deportation after confessing that he raped a 15-year-old girl in the Capital Region. Sakir Akkan pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in Albany County Court on Friday, May 2, court records show. Akkan–a Turkish national who crossed the southern border illegally in November 2023 and had sought asylum–admitted to driving the victim to a remote area in Albany’s South End and sexually assaulting her while armed with a metal pipe in May 2024, the Albany Times Union reports. He was arrested weeks later and admitted to having sexual intercourse with th…
Twice-Released Convicted Rapist Caught By ICE In Maryland: Officials Twice-Released Convicted Rapist Caught By ICE In Maryland: Officials Twice-Released Convicted Rapist Caught By ICE In Maryland: Officials
Twice-Released Convicted Rapist Caught By ICE In Maryland: Officials A convicted rapist was released twice from custody in Maryland — despite an active immigration detainer — before federal agents tracked him down, ICE officials said. Alex Yonatan Flores-Arce, a 20-year-old Honduran national in the US illegally, was arrested after walking out of the Howard County Detention Center, where he was met by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. ICE officials say Flores had been convicted of second-degree rape in Maryland in October 2024 and sentenced to 15 years behind bars with five years of supervised probation. He was convicted in Circuit Court on Ap…
'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador 'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador 'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador
'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador Congressman Glenn Ivey's trip to El Salvador took a strange turn when he was denied access to the "Maryland Man" who remains imprisoned after being mistakenly deported. Ivey had a scheduled visit with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison but was blocked over the holiday weekend by authorities there—much to the congressman's chagrin. "I came all the way down from the United States after we contacted their ambassador and made a formal request... We came here to visit him today, and now they're telling us we have to go all the way back to San Salvador to get a permit," he said in a vi…
‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation ‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation ‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation
‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation A Maryland man who admitted to setting a fire that destroyed two homes and a shed told a judge that he only did it because “voices told him to.” Now, he’s headed to prison. Milton Salguero-Vargus, 24, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree arson for the March 2022 fire that tore through a mobile home park on Woodbine Road in Westminster, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, May 21. According to the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office, the fire began around 2:40 p.m. on March 1, 2022, when firefighters from the Winfield Community Volunt…
Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows
Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows Fresh polling has alarm bells ringing in Albany. As New York’s 2026 race for governor begins to take shape, a new Siena College poll shows voters are craving new leadership, though incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads potential Democratic challengers by a wide margin. The poll, released Tuesday, May 20, found that 36% of voters are ready to reelect Hochul, while 55% prefer “someone else,” a 10-point dip in support compared to last month. Her favorability rating sits at 44-46% and job approval at 50-46%—largely unchanged from April. Among Democrats, Hochul remains the frontrunner in a hy…
Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer
Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer Two Long Island brothers who spent nearly half their lives in the US were abruptly deported, despite having no criminal record and a pending path to legal residency, their attorney claims. Jose Trejo Lopez, 20, and Josue Trejo Lopez, 19, were deported to El Salvador on Wednesday, May 7, just weeks after a New York Family Court granted them legal guardianship—an important step in their effort to remain in the US legally, their attorney, East Islip immigration lawyer Ala Amoachi, said. The brothers, originally from El Salvador, came to the US in 2016 at ages 10 and 11 with their mother, fleei…
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE It took 16 tries — and now an injured ICE officer — but federal agents say they finally have a dangerous gang member off Virginia’s streets. Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, an illegal Guatemalan national and known gang member, was arrested Monday, May 12 in Fairfax, ICE officials in Washington, DC announced. Santos-Santos didn’t go quietly. Officials say he resisted arrest, fought officers, and injured one of them during the takedown. ICE says Santos-Santos has been arrested more than 30 times in Fairfax County since 2020.  His record includes assault and battery, burglary, drug distributio…
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations The Supreme Court has reaffirmed a temporary suspension of deportations for Venezuelan migrants facing removal under a seldom-used wartime law cited by the Trump administration. The high court has directed a federal appeals court to review claims from the migrants, asserting that their deportation under the Alien Enemies Act is legally questionable. The measure, enacted in the year 1798, permits deportations only under specific circumstances of national threat, leading to a judicial examination of the administration’s application of this statute.  This Supreme Court order will remain …