ERO Philadelphia removes Honduran citizen wanted for homicide in his home country

PHILADELPHIA - Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Denilson Orlinten Avila Gutierrez, a citizen of Honduras with a final order of removal, to Honduras on July 29. Avila is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Honduras for homicide.

"Safeguarding the American public from dangerous criminals is the core mission of ICE ERO and we are proud of the work that our officers do every day to accomplish it,' said ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Cammilla Wamsley. "The U.S. is not a safe haven for criminal fugitives from other countries."

On an unknown date and at an unknown location, Avila entered the United States without admission or parole by an immigration official. A court in Yero, Honduras, issued an arrest warrant for him for homicide on July 4, 2020.

ERO New York arrested Avila in Amityville, New York, on May 8, 2024, during a targeted enforcement action and served him with a notice to appear form charging inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The next day, ERO New York transferred him to ERO Philadelphia at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.

Avila was ordered removed from the U.S. to Honduras by an immigration judge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on June 24.

As one of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) three operational directorates, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO's mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency's detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO's workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.