Federal immigration authorities said they have nabbed an MS-13 kingpin in Nebraska who is considered one of the top 100 fugitives from his native El Salvador.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the “high-ranking member” of the international gang, who wasn’t identified, was captured by agents during a targeted operation in Omaha on Wednesday.
Authorities said the illegal immigrant is wanted in El Salvador in connection with five separate killings, attempted homicide, deprivation of liberty and for being affiliated with a terrorist organization.
“These illegal aliens didn’t just sneak into our country; they brought with them a legacy of violence, terror and death,” Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Mark Zito said in a statement. “They thought they could hide in America’s heartland, but they were sadly mistaken. Not on our watch.”
Alleged MS-13 associate Rene Saul Escobar Ochoa was arrested during the same raid in Nebraska, ICE