A convicted rapist from Honduras who has been deported at least twice has been caught in the United States yet again.
On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the recent apprehension of 36-year-old Madai Gamaliel Amaya in Maryland.
Amaya first entered the U.S. at an unknown location and date prior to 2009.
On January 8, 2009, he was arrested for rape in Montgomery County, MD.
Amaya was convicted of rape in the second degree and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2009.
He served less than half of his sentence before being transferred to ICE custody and removed from the U.S. in July of 2013.
Border Patrol arrested Amaya in July of 2016 after he illegally reentered the U.S. near Hidalgo, Texas.
Amaya was subsequently convicted of unlawful reentry after removal on January 3, 2017, and sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
He was later transferred to ICE custody and removed from the U.S. for a second time on November 2, 2018.
Amaya illegally reentered the country for at least the third time at an unknown location and date.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore apprehended Amaya on August 29 in Montgomery Village.
He currently remains in ERO custody pending removal proceedings.
Landmark arrest as @EROBaltimore apprehends Honduran national convicted of rape in Maryland
— ERO Baltimore (@EROBaltimore) September 8, 2024
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“The apprehension of Madai Gamaliel Amaya underscores the amazing work that our ERO officers perform every day,” said ERO Executive Associate Director Daniel Bible.
“This is a landmark arrest for ERO Baltimore, in that they secured a record 153 noncitizen sex offenders arrested in their area of operations during a single fiscal year, but more importantly, there are 153 victims who need not fear their predators because of ERO officers.
Authorities continue to catch dangerous foreign criminals illegally present in the U.S., many of whom have been previously released into the country by law enforcement agencies.
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