Online appointment bookings in UK unavailable on 9 May 2013

UK - Thu, 09/05/2013 05:00AM -0400
Our online service to book appointments in the UK will be unavailable from 20:00 Thursday 9 May to 23:30 on Thursday 9 May 2013 while we carry out essential maintenance.
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Uzbek national faces terrorism charges in Idaho and Utah

USA - Fri, 05/17/2013 02:22PM -0400
Fazliddin Kurbanov, an Uzbek national living in Boise, was arrested Thursday and now faces federal terrorism charges in Utah and Idaho as a result of an investigation by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), including ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Categories: Immigration News

Fresno-area man indicted on child sex trafficking and child pornography charges

USA - Fri, 05/17/2013 12:41PM -0400
A Fresno-area Navy petty officer, Charles Ray Benavidez, has been indicted on federal criminal charges for sex trafficking of a minor and knowingly using a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.
Categories: Immigration News

Pennsylvania man charged with receiving and distributing child pornography

USA - Fri, 05/17/2013 10:59AM -0400
The HSI investigation revealed that Richard A. Lewis of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., used a computer between January and May 2013 to receive and distribute child pornography.
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ICE seizes more than a ton of marijuana in Nogales

USA - Fri, 05/17/2013 10:54AM -0400
A consensual search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 12 boxes containing more than 932 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of the van's two occupants.
Categories: Immigration News

Former Hialeah mayor, wife charged with tax fraud and making false statements

USA - Fri, 05/17/2013 10:11AM -0400
According to the indictment, the defendants sought to defraud the United States by conducting financial transactions in a manner that would conceal their true nature.
Categories: Immigration News

Orange County men sentenced for orchestrating international rhino horn smuggling scheme

USA - Fri, 05/17/2013 09:58AM -0400
In their plea agreements, both defendants admitted they purchased the horns for export overseas.
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Member of marijuana trafficking organization sentenced for murder in aid of racketeering

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 06:07PM -0400
A Jamaica man, Hubert Downer, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for murder in aid of racketeering. The victim, a drug courier, was kidnapped and dismembered in a bathtub.
Categories: Immigration News

Maryland man indicted for attempted sex trafficking and interstate transportation for prostitution

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 05:56PM -0400
An initial appearance has not yet been scheduled in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.
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Nationwide manhunt for 'John Doe' child pornography suspect ends with HSI arrest in northern California, rescue of child

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 05:03PM -0400
David J. Stevens, the Salinas man alleged to be the "John Doe" child predator sought in a nationwide manhunt, made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday following his capture Wednesday, a little more than 24 hours after ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued a public appeal for leads in the case.
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TOP STORY: HSI helps Ecuador Customs transition to new secure, web-based platform

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 04:31PM -0400
HSI's Trade Transparency Unit, in coordination with HSI Assistant Attache Guayaquil, Ecuador, successfully transitioned Ecuadorian Customs May 7-9 to the new Data Analysis and Research for Trade Transparency System World, an Internet-based platform hosted in a secure environment in the United States.
Categories: Immigration News

ICE arrests Ecuadorian national wanted for raping a child in Baltimore

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 04:13PM -0400
Henry Estrella-Cordova, 31, was arrested May 15 in Silver Spring, Md.
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3 Mexican men charged after HSI dismantles Phoenix drop house

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 02:03PM -0400
Three Mexican men face federal hostage-taking charges following their arrest Tuesday at a West Valley human smuggling drop house discovered by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Categories: Immigration News

Dominica national in Houston sentenced to 14 years in prison for firearms purchase conspiracy

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 02:02PM -0400
Tyrone Reid, a citizen of the island nation of Dominica who had been residing in Houston, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison following his conviction to a conspiracy involving numerous co-defendants who lied to federal firearms dealers during their purchase of firearms.
Categories: Immigration News

8 Mexican nationals arrested for using false papers to work in El Paso eateries

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 12:48PM -0400
HSI Public Safety Group encountered the illegal immigrants during a routine Form I-9 audit.
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Seven illegal workers found at Edinburgh restaurant

UK - Thu, 05/16/2013 12:12PM -0400
Seven men from Pakistan and India have been have been found working illegally at an Edinburgh restaurant following our Immigration Enforcement operation.
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Two removed from UK after Powys immigration raids

UK - Thu, 05/16/2013 11:55AM -0400
Two men caught working illegally at Powys businesses have been removed from the UK.
Categories: Immigration News

HSI arrests former customs inspector for defrauding more than 50 people by producing, selling fake documents

USA - Thu, 05/16/2013 10:18AM -0400
Federico "Freddy" Garcia Jr. defrauded people of $100,000, special agents seek more victims
Categories: Immigration News

Closure at the British Embassy in Azerbaijan on 28 May 2013

UK - Thu, 05/16/2013 05:19AM -0400
The British Embassy in Azerbaijan will be closed on 28 May 2013.
Categories: Immigration News

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