Leonel Erique-Gonzalez/Ecuador/Sex Assault

Ecuadorian national Leonel Erique-Gonzalez was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility–Moose Lake on April 21, 2025, at 9:57 a.m., under Department of Corrections inmate number 255025. DOC-linked advocacy materials list him among incarcerated sex offenders whose releases were later followed by federal immigration actions, identifying him as having a record that includes sexual assault and related sex offense conduct in Minnesota. His name appears in the same datasets now central to disputes over how state prisoner transfers and ICE custody “arrests” are portrayed to the public.

Following his Moose Lake release, Erique-Gonzalez was taken into federal custody in Minnesota as part of ongoing operations targeting criminal illegal aliens with sex assault and broader sex offense histories. He remains subject to immigration proceedings that could result in removal from the United States after completion of any remaining confinement tied to his sexual assault record.