ICE nabs known MS-13 member in Florida
On April 14, a coordinated operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resulted in the arrest of Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla, a known MS-13 gang member from Honduras. This operation was a collaborative effort involving the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol.
The arrest, captured on video and shared by ICE with Fox News, shows the moment officers successfully apprehended the suspect. The footage features a deputy commanding, “Driver, hands out the window, now!” with the instructions also being conveyed in Spanish through a translator.
Peralta-Sevilla is currently held at the Palm Beach County Jail, awaiting transfer to ICE custody for deportation proceedings.
In the video shared exclusively with Fox News by ICE, officers are seen apprehending and arresting the Honduran national.
“Driver, hands out the window, now!,” a deputy is heard yelling, as a translator repeats the commands in Spanish.
Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla is currently in the Palm Beach County Jail pending transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for removal proceedings. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
After Peralta was in handcuffs, officers are seen circling the truck he was driving. Authorities said that they found “some minor narcotics.”
Florida police, ICE said, also seized Peralta’s vehicle due to violations related to driving without a valid license.
On April 14, ICE conducted an operation resulting in the arrest of Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla, a criminal migrant and MS-13 gang member from Honduras. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
Peralta-Sevilla first illegally entered the United States in July 2013. U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered him in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, where he admitted he is a citizen and national of Honduras and acknowledged he was in the country illegally. A Justice Department immigration judge granted him bond, and he remained in the United States pending removal proceedings.
According to ICE, Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla is a Honduran national and MS-13 gang member. He allegedly entered the United States illegally in 2013. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
He is currently in the Palm Beach County Jail pending transfer to ICE custody for removal proceedings.
“What happened today is just another perfect display of our partnership with our local law enforcement, the Florida Highway Patrol, and other federal partners,” an ICE deputy said in the video.
“We got a lead on this individual here, Honduran National. He’s associated with the MS-13 transnational gang, is also a known suspected terrorist,” he said. “He’s gonna be going over to the Palm Beach County Jail tonight, and we’ll be moving him over to ICE custody shortly and also following up on the criminal investigation we have going on this individual.”
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