<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0g1m0Y_0ubsAhX300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0g1m0Y_0ubsAhX300" width="1900" height="1069" >LAUREL, Md. (TND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Colombian immigrant last month who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and was living in Maryland, the agency announced on Monday.The 35-year-old was convicted of aggravated homicide in his home country, according to ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Baltimore.ERO said that deportation officers arrested him in Laurel, Maryland last month. He was convicted in 2017 after initially being charged with attempted aggravated homicide in 2011, according to ERO.The Colombian illegally entered Arizona via the southern border in 2022, when U.S. Border Patrol arrested him and issued a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge, ERO said.He was later enrolled in an "Alternatives to Detention program," which "enables noncitizens to remain in their communities" while they go through the court system, according to ICE.More than a year after he was enrolled in the program, he left the U.S. to go back to his home country, according to ERO. He later illegally returned to the U.S. and ended up in Maryland, ERO added.The agency said that Colombian authorities have been trying to apprehend him to serve a nearly 18-year sentence.“This fugitive is wanted by Colombian authorities to serve his sentence for an aggravated homicide conviction in his home county. Instead of serving his prison sentence, he attempted to flee justice and hide out in Maryland,” the unit's Baltimore Field Office Director Matthew Elliston said in a statement.ERO Baltimore has arrested 271 people since October, according to ICE data. Maryland Republicans criticized Gov. Wes Moore and state Democrats last month over programs for immigrants like government-provided healthcare, tax credits and in-state tuition rates. They claimed the initiatives made the state more attractive for immigrants without legal status.“Governor Moore has focused blame for this tragedy on Congressional inaction to protect our borders, but that is only half of the story,” state House Minority Leader Rep. Jason Buckel, R-Allegany County, wrote in a letter. “For over a decade, the Democrat-led Maryland legislature has championed legislation making Maryland more attractive for undocumented immigrants.”Earlier this month, Gov. Moore falsely claimed that no states have policies on cooperation with ICE. California passed a law in 2017 that bans the use of state and local resources to assist federal immigration enforcement, according to the ACLU. Other states have either considered or passed similar measures.“I’m telling you: The idea that somehow the state has an ICE policy — there’s nowhere that a state has an ICE policy,” Gov. Moore said during an interview with political commentator Armstrong Williams. “Frankly, for anyone who’s talking about what the state should do, I tell people they’re either politically motivated or just deeply uninformed.”Have questions, concerns or tips? Send them to Ray at rjlewis@sbgtv.com.</div></body>

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LAUREL, Md. (TND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Colombian immigrant last month who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and was living in Maryland, the agency announced on Monday. The 35-year-old was convicted of aggravated homicide in his home country, according to ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations...