Sergio Arquimides Pineda/MS-13/Assault

On February 10th, 2025, ICE Corpus Christi arrested Sergio Arquimides Pineda, an aggravated felon and MS-13 gang member, illegally present in the U.S.

Pineda was ordered removed in absentia by an Immigration Judge in May 2015 and had an outstanding order of deportation for failing to appear to his immigration hearing.

Pineda has a criminal conviction for assault causing bodily injury. Pineda was processed for removal and will remain in ICE custody.

Two days later, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) apprehended an illegally present Turkish national, named Berkan Karamurtlu. He was charged in Massachusetts with assault and battery against a household member, witness intimidation, and two counts of assault and battery against a person with an intellectual disability.

Karamurtlu criminal lawfully entered the United States Oct. 11, 2021, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, but later violated the terms of his lawful admission.

“This is a tragic example of what can go wrong when local jurisdictions refuse to honor immigration detainers,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “The local jurisdiction ignored our detainer and released Berkan Karamurtlu into the community. Unfortunately, he re-offended resulting in a second arrest for assaulting an intellectually disabled resident.”