A targeted enforcement operation focused on enhancing public safety led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal partners resulted in the arrest of three undocumented immigrants with significant criminal histories in the Phoenix area on April 8th.
The operation, joined by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, involved collaboration between ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), the FBI Phoenix Field Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Division, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Phoenix.
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Officials concentrated their efforts in and around Phoenix, utilizing intelligence-driven investigations. The joint operation successfully apprehended three Mexican nationals.
Among those arrested was Bonifacio Renteria-Cruz, a 48-year-old man wanted by authorities in Mexico in connection with a homicide investigation. Details regarding the criminal histories of the other two individuals arrested were not immediately released.
“By leveraging our federal partnerships and intelligence-driven investigations, ICE continues to carry out its mission in a way that best serves national security, public safety and border security,” said John Cantu, ICE ERO Phoenix Field Office Director. He praised the cooperation between the agencies involved.
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“I am grateful for the professionalism, dedication and support from all of our FBI, DEA and Homeland Security Investigations partners during this operation to remove dangerous alien offenders from our Arizona communities,” Cantu added.
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