ICE seizes more than a ton of marijuana in Nogales

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NOGALES, Ariz. — Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) interdicted a large drug smuggling attempt Wednesday in Nogales, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of more than 2,300 pounds of marijuana.

"We will continue to target their workers, their vehicles and their stash houses until these smuggling organizations have no place left to operate in Nogales." -- ASAC Eric Balliet, HSI Nogales

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The Salinas, Calif., 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 yesterday. Based upon interviews with witnesses, HSI special agents believe there may be additional unidentified child victims and are asking anyone with further information regarding the person in this photograph, who has now been identified as David John Stevens, of Salinas, to call ICE's tip line - 1-866-347-2423 or the Salinas Police Department's Investigations Division at 1-831-758-7226. The public may also contact the Salinas Police Department anonymously by calling 1-831-775-4222 or by contacting the We-Tip line at 1-800-78-CRIME. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130516sanjose.htm

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

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EL PASO, Texas — Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are seeking more victims of a local man who ran a false document scheme that defrauded more than 50 people out of about $100,000.

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The nationwide manhunt for a “John Doe” suspected child pornographer ended a little more than 24 hours after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued a public appeal for information about his identity and whereabouts. John Doe was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a tip from the public was called in to the ICE tip line. Additional details about the arrest and the identity of John Doe are being withheld pending his initial appearance in federal court. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130515washingtondc2.htm

Bay Area siblings sentenced for running fraudulent document ring

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Two siblings from Mexico were sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in federal prison following a probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed the pair manufactured and sold counterfeit identity and immigration…

"These sentences should serve as a reminder about the consequences facing those involved in the counterfeit document trade. Individuals who knowingly and indiscriminately sell phony identity documents are putting the security of our communities and even our country at risk, which is why these cases are a priority for Homeland Security Investigations." -- Clark Settles, special agent in charge for HSI San Francisco

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Each year in May, Special Agent Ellen Pierson etches the name of a fallen law enforcement officer into a bracelet she wears as a personal celebration of National Police Week. The 1,000 miles she bikes up the East Coast afterward, she said, is the easy part. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130515washingtondc.htm

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is seeking the arrest of an unidentified man for producing child pornography and the rescue of a 7 to 9-year-old victim of sexual exploitation. HSI is requesting that anyone with information about this person contact the agency immediately. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130514washingtondc.htm

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A Mexican national unlawfully in the Unites States, who is a convicted cocaine dealer, was deported Friday to Mexico where he faces charges of aggravated homicide for shooting a woman to death. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130513indianapolis.htm

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Catch up on the top five ICE news stories from the past week. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130510washingtondc.htm

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent Special Agent Jason Barry, assigned to HSI Mexico City, was recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8, by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) for his work combating child sexual exploitation and rescuing child victims in Mexico. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1305/130508washingtondc.htm