A man wanted in Guatemala on child abuse and other charges was arrested by Harrisburg police last month on suspicion of simple assault and strangulation, but was later deported, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Operation Philadelphia deported Mr. Romeo Pop Saqui, a Guatemalan national, to Guatemala on October 22 with a final order of removal,” an ICE press release states. “Pop is a foreign fugitive wanted by Guatemalan law enforcement authorities on charges of child abuse, violence against women, and abuse of office.”
U.S. Border Patrol arrested the man in 2019, but ICE Enforcement Operations in San Diego placed him in an alternative detention program and released him on a recognizance order, ICE reported.
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On October 22, ERO Philadelphia expelled Romeo Pop Saqui, a Guatemalan national, to Guatemala under a final expulsion order. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
After the man fled, ERO Miami removed him from the program, an ICE press release said, adding that an immigration judge with the Department of Justice ordered the man removed from the United States.
Harrisburg police arrested the man on charges of simple assault and strangulation in September 2024, and ERO Philadelphia later arrested him in late September, according to ICE.
According to an ICE press release, ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Camilla Wamsley said, “Protecting American citizens is a key priority for ERO personnel.” “Our police officers routinely arrest and remove violent criminals, noncitizens like Romeo Pop Saqui, who violate laws in their home countries and continue to violate them in the United States.”
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) before a press conference to discuss ongoing enforcement efforts to combat human smuggling along the U.S. Southwest border at ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2014. Seal. (Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is displayed on the arm of a police officer in San Diego, California, on September 28, 2024. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
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