Jose Fernandez-Marte/Dominican Republic/Cocaine Distribution

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jose Fernandez-Marte, a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, in Providence, Rhode Island, on charges of selling cocaine.

Selling cocaine involves the active distribution of a Schedule I controlled substance, carrying significantly higher criminal penalties than possession under both Rhode Island and federal law. Distribution charges carry mandatory minimum sentences. Criminal illegal aliens convicted of drug distribution face both criminal prosecution and mandatory federal removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Fernandez-Marte in Providence. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to the Dominican Republic.