SANTA ANA, California — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested William Geoevani Martinez-Vivas, a Salvadoran national and active MS-13 gang member, following his federal custody release for illegal reentry. Martinez-Vivas faces charges in Santa Ana, California, including homicide, assault, burglary, trespassing, and property crimes.
The arrest was facilitated by Martinez-Vivas’s prior time served in federal custody, eliminating the need for a large-scale operation to detain him in the community, according to a press release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency emphasized the importance of state cooperation in such operations,…..