ICE says man detained driving his pregnant wife to hospital had outstanding warrant for his arrest [View all]
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Source: LA Times
An immigrant in the U.S. illegally who was detained by federal immigration officers in San Bernardino this week while he was driving his pregnant wife to the hospital had an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Mexico on homicide charges, authorities said Saturday.
Joel Arrona-Lara was driving his wife, Maria del Carmen Venegas, to a local hospital Wednesday for her scheduled cesarean section when he was apprehended by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents.
“Mr. Arrona-Lara was brought to ICE’s attention due to an outstanding warrant issued for his arrest in Mexico on homicide charges,” ICE said in a statement. He is currently in custody pending removal proceedings.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ice-detained-man-with-pregnant-wife20180818-story.html
Normally, the US Marshals have arrested foreign fugitives in the country. (Edit to add) The unit of ICE that arrested Arrona-Lara is the National Fugitive Operations Program.
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