04/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2024 10:32
DENVER - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in the Denver area of operations covering Colorado and Wyoming apprehended nine unlawfully present noncitizens who violated the conditions of their release in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program during a local operation April 1-5.
"Noncitizens who abscond and violate the conditions of their release in the Alternatives to Detention program will be apprehended," said ERO Denver acting Field Office Director Arthur J. Wilson Jr. "This program is a privilege, and when it is abused, there will be consequences."
Those arrested include:
ICE focuses on the arrests of noncitizens who have committed crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation's immigration laws. ICE officers, informed by their experience and training, use their inherent discretion as law enforcement officials to focus enforcement resources on those who pose a threat to national security, public safety, or border security. These efforts include noncitizens with final orders of removal. Cases amenable to federal criminal prosecution may be presented to the appropriate U.S. attorney's office.
In fiscal year 2023, ERO arrested 73,822 noncitizens with criminal histories; this group had 290,178 associated charges and convictions with an average of four per individual. These included 33,209 assaults; 4,390 sex and sexual assaults; 7,520 weapons offenses; 1,713 charges or convictions for homicide; and 1,655 kidnapping offenses.
Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-347-2423 or completing the online tip form. Learn more about ICE's mission to increase public safety in your community on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ERODenver.