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 subject 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 significant threat to our communities, and we won’t allow New York to be a safe haven for dangerous non-citizens,” ICE Buffalo Discipline Workplace Director Thomas Brophy mentioned in a press release.
The U.S. company didn’t say what Torres-Navarro is needed for in Peru. He is named Gianfranco 23 in Peruvian media, in a reference to alleged victims.
He fled to the US after allegedly killing a retired police officer, in line with Peruvian media.
Torres-Navarro entered the US at or close to Roma, Texas, on Might 16, in line with ICE, the place he was arrested and served with a discover to seem for immigration proceedings.
