ICE Arrests Hudson Valley Resident Wanted For Murder In Mexico

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A Mexican national accused of murder in his own country was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, officials announced Friday.

Abdiel Dela Garza-Hernandez came to their attention after he was convicted Aug. 9 in Suffern Village Court of driving while impaired by the consumption of alcohol, ERO officials said. The court sentenced him to pay a $300 fine and suspended his driver’s license for 90 days.

ERO officials described him as an unlawfully present, noncitizen, foreign fugitive who is wanted in Mexico for homicide.

"The brave members of our Fugitive Operations teams are to be highly commended for removing this dangerous individual from the community," ERO New York Acting Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo said in a statement. "In this case, not only is the individual wanted for homicide in his home country, but has proven himself to be a danger to the community here in the U.S.”

On Nov. 17, officers from the ERO New York Newburgh Sub-Office administratively arrested Garza-Hernandez in Middletown without incident, they said.

ERO New York processed him and served him with a notice to appear for removal proceedings pursuant to Section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.

He will remain in ICE custody pending his removal.