A Dominican man needed in his dwelling nation for human smuggling that resulted within the deaths of three minors was deported by ICE Miami earlier this week, based on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Batista Matos, 36, was despatched dwelling on an ICE elimination flight for the fifth time on Monday.
He departed Miami for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the place he was met by native regulation enforcement and brought into custody.
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Batista Matos, 36, was deported to the Dominican Republic for the fifth time on Monday to face fees in reference to deadly human smuggling. (ICE ERO Miami)
“The return of this fugitive to the Dominican Republic is a prime example of how ICE works closely with our international law enforcement partners to identify, locate and remove criminal aliens who are wanted in their country for allegedly committing crimes,” stated ICE Enforcement and Elimination Operations Miami performing Subject Workplace Director Juan Lopez Vega.
Matos was first deported on Oct. 8, 2010, when U.S. Border Patrol brokers encountered him close to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, after he had entered the territory illegally.
U.S. Border Patrol brokers deported Batista Matos for the primary time in 2010 after they encountered him close to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (pictured above), after he had entered the territory illegally. (Training Photos/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)
Although particulars of the encounters weren’t offered, ICE stated he was additionally discovered and eliminated in 2011, 2019 and 2023.
In connection together with his newest deportation, Matos was arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in September 2024 after Dominican authorities issued a warrant for his arrest following a lethal “alien smuggling venture,” ICE stated.
He got here into ICE custody on Feb. 6 and was transferred to Miami pending his elimination.
“ICE prioritizes the arrest and removal of criminal alien fugitives. As a result, our communities are safer and more secure,” Lopez Vega stated.
ICE ERO Miami despatched Batista Matos, 36, again dwelling to the Dominican Republic through a deportation flight on Monday. (ICE Seattle)
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American authorities partnered with the Dominican Nationwide Police to return Matos to his dwelling nation, the place he’ll face fees for his alleged crimes.
