HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Jesus Vazquez Daniel, a 59-year-old accused murderer, to Mexico on May 22. Vazquez had been evading authorities for two decades following the alleged murder of a Mexican national in Hidalgo, Mexico, on October 1, 2004.
ICE transported Vazquez from the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge Port of Entry in Laredo, where he was handed over to Mexican authorities, according to ICE. “For the past 20 years, this accused murderer evaded authorities while the family of his alleged victim was forced to wait patiently praying that justice might one day be served,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford. “Thanks to outstanding teamwork and unyielding persistence by ICE officers from the Dallas and Houston field offices, that wait has finally come to an end.”
Vazquez entered the United States illegally on an unknown date and at an unknown location without inspection, admission, or parole. On July 18, 2024, ERO Dallas informed ERO Houston of information suggesting Vazquez was residing illegally in the Hillsboro area. A subsequent investigation by officers from ERO Houston’s Waco office confirmed Vazquez’s presence in the area and his open warrant in Mexico…