By Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Peruvian gang chief was apprehended by U.S. immigration officers in New York on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mentioned on Thursday.
Homeland Safety Investigations notified ICE’s area workplace in Buffalo final month that the person, Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, 38, was needed in Peru, the company mentioned.
ICE mentioned Torres-Navarro was transferred to Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York, pending immigration proceedings.
ICE’s on-line detainee locator didn’t listing a authorized consultant for Torres-Navarro.
“Gianfranco Torres-Navarro poses a major risk to our communities, and we received’t permit New York to be a protected haven for harmful non-citizens,” ICE Buffalo Area Workplace Director Thomas Brophy mentioned in an announcement.
The U.S. company didn’t say what Torres-Navarro is needed for in Peru. He is called Gianfranco 23 in Peruvian media, in a reference to alleged victims.
He fled to america after allegedly killing a retired police officer, based on Peruvian media.
Torres-Navarro entered america at or close to Roma, Texas, on Could 16, based on ICE, the place he was arrested and served with a discover to seem for immigration proceedings.