ICE Newark Removes 2 Men Accused Of 'Violent Crimes'

NEWARK, NJ — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers recently removed two foreign nationals accused of “violent crimes” in their home countries, federal officials announced Tuesday.

“The violent criminal histories of these two individuals show that both posed a danger to the community,” said John Tsoukaris, field office director of ERO Newark.

ICE spokespeople provided the following details about the two accused men.

‘WANTED IN EL SALVADOR’

“Yermin Alexander Diaz-Chavarria, a Salvadoran national, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol August 23, 2015, at Hidalgo Texas, for entering the country illegally. In 2017, El Salvador issued a warrant of arrest for Diaz for aggravated murder and affiliation with criminal organizations. On Feb. 13, 2018, Diaz did not appear for his immigration court hearing, and an immigration judge in Newark ordered him removed to El Salvador. On Feb. 11, 2019, ERO officers arrested Diaz in Newark. ERO officers removed him from the U.S. on March 8, 2019, and turned him over to Salvadoran authorities.”

ARRESTED IN HUDSON COUNTY

“On Nov. 5, 2014, Jose Bernardo Siquin-Tubac, a Guatemalan national, was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol near Hidalgo, Texas, for entering the country illegally. On Nov. 11, 2014, he was removed to Guatemala. Siquin later illegally re-entered the U.S. on an unknown date, at an unknown location. On Feb. 13, 2019, ERO officers arrested him at his residence in West New York, New Jersey, and detained him. Siquin’s prior order of removal was reinstated by ERO. He was wanted in his home country for violence against a woman. On March 14, 2019, ERO removed Siquin from the U.S. and turned him over to Guatemalan authorities.”

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