Fugitive operations teams arrest 45 aliens during 3-day initiative (The Examiner)

Fugitive operations teams arrest 45 aliens during 3-day initiative

February 8, 4:37 PM
by Jim Kouri, Law Enforcement Examiner

Federal agents arrested 45 fugitives and immigration violators throughout Colorado during a three-day initiative targeting immigration absconders which ended last Thursday, according to reports obtained by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.

"Fugitive aliens" are illegal aliens who fail to appear for their immigration hearings, or they abscond after being ordered to leave the country by a federal immigration judge.

During the three-day operation, which began Jan. 27, the three local Fugitive Operations Teams targeted immigration fugitives in Rock Springs, Wyo., and the following northern Colorado cities: Denver, Greeley, Fort Collins, Longmont, Eaton, Loveland, Platteville and Montrose.

Of those arrested, 28 were fugitives targeted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 17 were immigration violators encountered by ICE officers during their targeted arrests. Of the total arrested, 28 had criminal convictions, including sexual assault of a child, car theft, and resisting arrest. Following are three examples of the criminals ICE arrested during this operation:

" Jose Luis Fajardo, 46, from Mexico, was arrested by the Denver Fugitive Operations Team on Jan. 28. He was convicted in Denver County District Court in September 2005 for sexually assaulting a child while in a position of trust, a class five felony. He is in ICE custody being held without bond.

" Ana Isabel Jaimes-Ocampo, 25, from Mexico, was arrested by the Denver Fugitive Operations Team Jan. 28. She was convicted in Denver County District Court in March 2007 for sexually assaulting a child, a class five felony. She is in ICE custody being held without bond.

" Bladimir Cruz-Renteria, 33, from Mexico, was arrested at his residence by the Denver Fugitive Operations Team Jan. 29. He was convicted of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl, a class 1 misdemeanor. He is in ICE custody being held without bond, awaiting deportation.