CHICAGO — A Guatemalan fugitive, wanted in his home country for the aggravated rape of two minors, was returned to Guatemala Wednesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Jacinto Matom-Brito, 22, arrived in La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, via ICE Air, and was turned over to local authorities. He was wanted for sexually assaulting two minors in 2012 in Nebaj, Guatemala. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) issued a red notice for Matom-Brito at the request of Guatemala.
On March 13, 2017, ERO Chicago officers in Louisville, Kentucky, arrested Matom-Brito, who was living illegally in Owenton, Kentucky, and served him with a notice to appear before a federal immigration judge. On May 17, an immigration judge granted Matom-Brito voluntary departure.
Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed more than 1,700 foreign fugitives from the United States who were sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder.
