U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Mexican national Orlando Diaz-Cebada in New Haven, Connecticut, on 12 June, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The 31-year-old is wanted in Mexico on an arrest warrant issued 23 April 2024 for the beating death of a law-enforcement officer. DHS describes Diaz-Cebada as a member of the Los Pochos gang, which allegedly traffics narcotics for the Sinaloa Cartel. Records show he entered the United States illegally in May 2024, was deported twice within that month, and later re-entered without inspection. Diaz-Cebada remains in ICE custody while U.S. authorities pursue removal proceedings and coordinate with Mexican officials on potential extradition. His capture in New Haven, a self-declared sanctuary city, has renewed attention on federal–local cooperation in immigration enforcement.
ICE agents nab violent illegal migrant hiding in Connecticut after allegedly murdering Mexican police officer https://t.co/nBzVDNUgwH https://t.co/IIbDoghv7G
On June 12, ICE Boston arrested Orlando Diaz-Cebada, a Mexican fugitive, WANTED for MURDER of a law enforcement officer in his home country. He is a member of the Los Pochos gang - known to traffic drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel. America is no longer a safe haven for violent https://t.co/YBkyFr3tNA
ALERT: A suspected gang member wanted in Mexico for murder is arrested in the Sanctuary city of New Haven Connecticut. The Biden administration first let him into the country in May of last year and he has since been deported twice. https://t.co/wwf8kjbBp9