(NewsNation) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a Mexican national with confirmed gang ties and a history of deportations during a targeted enforcement operation last month.
Mario Torrez-Lopez, 34, is a self-admitted member of the Sureños gang who has been deported from the United States four times since 2016, according to ICE. Despite removals in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022, Torrez-Lopez repeatedly returned illegally and allegedly continued criminal activity across multiple states.
“This individual repeatedly crossed the border, joined a violent gang while incarcerated, and built a track record of crime and disregard for the law,” said Mark Zito, special agent in charge of ICE Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City. “He’s exactly the kind of threat we are determined to find, stop and remove from our communities.”…