ICE Buffalo arrests man from Mexico convicted of rape
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — ICE Buffalo has arrested a man from Mexico who was convicted of rape in 2012, they said Wednesday.
Alejandro Salazar, 44, who was convicted over 12 years ago and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, was arrested on Feb. 21 upon his release from Clinton Correctional Facility in Clinton County.
In 2013 an immigration judge ordered Salazar removed from the United States, and the correctional facility honored the detainer and transferred Salazar to ICE.
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He remains in custody at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia while awaiting a removal flight.
A crackdown on illegal immigration was a major part of President Donald Trump’s campaign. The White House said on Wednesday that more than 20,000 have been arrested since Trump took office in January.
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