U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) repatriated a Mexican citizen, Jorge Luis Malaga-Estrada, age 32, who was wanted in his home country on charges of homicide.
Malaga-Estrada was transferred to the custody of Mexican authorities through the Nogales DeConcini Port of Entry by ERO officers with the Phoenix field office.
On October 11, the Office of the Mexican Attorney General notified ICE that an arrest warrant had been issued for Malaga-Estrada. At that point, ICE located Malaga-Estrada, who was already in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections for a felony drug conviction, and lodged an immigration detainer. ICE assumed custody of him Oct. 27, when he completed his sentence.
According to Department of Homeland Security records, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested Malaga-Estrada Januart 12, 2016, on immigration violations after they determined he was illegally present in the United States. Subsequently, USBP turned him over to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office because he was wanted on charges related to marijuana possession.