Fernando Melendez-Ramirez/Mexico/Sexual Assault of a Child

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Fernando Melendez-Ramirez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on charges of sexual assault of a child.

These charges reflect serious criminal conduct placing the public at risk. Criminal illegal aliens convicted of such offenses face both state criminal prosecution and mandatory federal removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Fernando in Albuquerque. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Mexico.