New Jersey operation nets 111 fugitive alien and other immigration status violators

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers fanned out across New Jersey targeting dozens of known fugitive aliens in an intensive seven-day operation that resulted in the arrest of 111 fugitives and illegal aliens. Dozens of ICE officers participated in Return to Sender, a national operation that targets, locates and apprehends immigration fugitives.

Sixty-five of those arrested were targets of the operation that have outstanding warrants of removal. Another 46 individuals were apprehended because they are illegally in the United States. Of the 111 people arrested 34 have criminal records.

Beginning on the morning of October 12, teams of ICE officers in New Jersey targeted fugitive aliens: those who have been ordered deported by immigration judges but who chose to defy the court’s order. Those arrested during the ICE operation come from 22 different countries, including: Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Egypt, Guatemala, Ecuador, Syria, India, and Peru.