On November 3, 2025, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston deported Wilmer Alexi Garcia-Manzanarez, a Salvadoran national, from the United States to El Salvador. Upon arrival, Salvadoran authorities took custody of Garcia-Manzanarez, who faces charges for homicide and terrorist affiliation, according to Interpol Red Notices and a warrant from El Salvador.
Garcia-Manzanarez has a criminal record in both the United States and El Salvador. In the United States, he was convicted of burglary, menacing with a weapon, driving under the influence, property damage, and driving without a license. He first entered the United States illegally through the Canadian border in March 2001. He was ordered removed in 2002 and was deported three times between 2007 and 2012, but re-entered the country after each removal.
ICE Boston arrested Garcia-Manzanarez in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on February 18, 2024, following an Interpol Red Notice issued in January 2020. His removal involved cooperation between ICE ERO Boston, OPLA Boston, ICE ERO El Salvador, and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force…