ICE Finds Peruvian Gang Leader Wanted For 23 Murders After Border Officials Allowed Him Into US
Federal immigration authorities on Wednesday arrested a Peruvian gang leader who is wanted in his home country for nearly two dozen murders. Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, a 38-year-old Peruvian national who entered the…
Federal Immigration authorities on Wednesday arrested a Peruvian gang leader who is wanted in his home country for nearly two dozen murders.
Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, a 38-year-old Peruvian national who entered the United States unlawfully earlier this year, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Wednesday in Endicott, New York, the agency confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The notorious gang leader has since been transported to the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York.
“Gianfranco Torres-Navarro poses a significant threat to our communities, and we won’t allow New York to be a safe haven for dangerous noncitizens,” ERO Buffalo Field Office Director Thomas P. Brophy said in a statement provided to the DCNF. “Well done by our ERO Buffalo officers who brought this individual into custody.”
Torres-Navarro was arrested by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials after illegally entering the U.S. near Roma, Texas, on May 16, according to ICE. CBP issued him a notice to appear for Immigration proceedings, allowing him to enter the interior of the U.S.