Romeo Pop Sacui was removed to Guatemala Tuesday after being arrested by Philadelphia ICE officials.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week returned a Guatemalan man to his home country, where he is wanted by authorities for child abuse, violence against women and abuse of power, the U.S. agency announced in aRomeo Pop Sacui was removed to Guatemala on Tuesday, more than a month and a half after Pennsylvania police arrested him on charges of strangulation and simple assault, according to ICE.
U.S. Border Patrol took Sacui into custody near a Southern California city in 2019 after he illegally crossed the border with Mexico, according to the press release. ICE said officials then transferred Sacui to ERO San Diego, which enrolled him in a program that allowed him to remain in the community while he waited for court proceedings.
He absconded less than two weeks later, the agency noted. ERO Philadelphia Director Cammilla Wamsley suggested his removal from the U.S. reflected a routine of the unit. “Protecting the American public is a key priority for ERO officers,” she said in the release. “Our officers routinely arrest and remove violent criminal noncitizens, such as Romeo Pop Sacui, who have broken laws in their home country and continue to do so in the U.S.”
ERO Philadelphia arrested 480 people from October 2023 to the start of this month, according to data shown on ICE’s
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