Immigration agents arrested three illegal immigrants from Honduras Saturday morning during an operation in Dearborn, federal authorities said.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the arrests of Gustavo Adolfo Osorio Hernandez, Luis Fernando Monge-Vides and Andoni Leonel Vasquez Martinez during in a vehicle stop in east Dearborn.
DHS arrests three illegals from Honduras in Dearborn traffic stop
Dearborn police said they were not notified about the operation beforehand and were contacted by federal authorities only after the arrests had taken place. pic.twitter.com/g4FPYILha3
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They were released into the country by the Biden administration, DHS officials said, per The Detroit News.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents made the arrests near Warren Avenue and Mead Street around 8 a.m. Saturday, the Dearborn Police Department shared in a Facebook post.
The department publicized the arrests and said “there was no advance notification or coordination with the City of Dearborn or the Police Department.”
Federal officials didn’t elaborate on other details of the operation, other than to say “ICE does not need to provide advance notice of when it will be enforcing federal immigration laws.”
While controversial U.S. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed is not from the Detroit suburb, he received record-breaking turnout from voters in Dearborn—often called the “capital of Arab America”—to become the first Muslim American elected to the U.S. Senate.
Police Chief Issa Shahin encouraged federal authorities to communicate with Dearborn police when conducting operations in the city.
“Communication between federal agencies and local law enforcement helps support public safety and ensures we can respond accurately to residents’ questions and concerns,” Shahin wrote in the post.
However, the Dearborn Police Department does not coordinate with ICE or honor immigration detainers.
A DHS spokesperson said cooperation is “a two-way street” and that ICE notifies cooperative local agencies ahead of immigration enforcement when practicably possible, The Detroit News reported.
The three men were in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, an ICE spokesperson told the outlet over the weekend.
The men are among the thousands of Honduran migrants who illegally crossed the border during the Biden administration and were released into the interior of the country, DHS officials said.
According to DHS, U.S. Border Patrol arrested Osorio Hernandez after he illegally entered the U.S. near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in November 2024. Hernandez was issued a final order of removal on Sept. 12, 2025, DHS officials said.
In July 2023, Border Patrol arrested Monge-Vides after he illegally entered the country near Texas. He was released on a promise to appear in court, but he failed to show up, according to DHS.
In June 2021, Border Patrol arrested Vasquez Martinez after he illegally entered the U.S. near Hidalgo, Texas, and he was later released by the Biden administration, per The Detroit News.
ICE agents have been in southeastern Michigan in recent weeks, including reports of a “special enforcement” operation Oct. 20 near an elementary school in Canton, Michigan, per Detroit Free Press.
The US Border Patrol Detroit Sector offers updates of recent arrests, including a targeted enforcement operation Nov. 4 in Jackson, Michigan.
Gibraltar Station agents arrested an illegal immigrant and sex offender from Guatemala with a significant criminal history who was currently violating the terms of his parole, the Detroit Sector shared on Facebook.
“The subject’s criminal history includes charges for DUI, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a License, False Identity Statement, Property Damage, a sex offense, an outstanding warrant for Driving without a License and False Identification out of Indiana, and convictions for Computer Use to Commit a Crime and Children-Accosting for Immoral Purposes. He will be #deported from the U.S.,” the post states.
