WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration & Customs Enforcement division issued the following speech:
SEATTLE - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Seattle removed Igor Lekomtsev, 45, a citizen of Russia, Jan. 26. Lekomtsey is wanted in his home country for charges related to child exploitation.
Lekomtsev entered the United States April 12, 2017, with a tourist visa. On July 7, 2020, ERO Seattle arrested him after discovering that he was wanted in his home country.
In fiscal year 2023, ERO arrested 73,822 noncitizens with criminal histories; this group had 290,178 associated charges and convictions with an average of four per individual...