Federal immigration officials announced on Monday the arrest of a man in metro Atlanta who is wanted for murder in his native Venezuela.
In a statement shared on social media, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials described the 30-year-old man as an “illegal alien.”
“He crossed our border, hid among us, and thought he got away. He didn’t,” the statement continued. “Justice has a long memory — and a badge.”
🚨 ARRESTED: ICE agents in Atlanta took a 30-year-old Venezuelan illegal alien into custody—wanted for murder in his home country.
He crossed our border, hid among us, and thought he got away. He didn’t.
Justice has a long memory—and a badge. pic.twitter.com/jL8dt5jL4X
— ERO Atlanta (@EROAtlanta) May 19, 2025
ICE confirmed that the arrest took place at an apartment complex in Lawrenceville, a Gwinnett County town that in recent years has attracted many new immigrants from the border…