The U.S. removes Mexican woman accused of financial crimes in Mexico

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed on Wednesday a Mexican woman wanted for taking MXN $1.6 million from a bank.

María Guadalupe Chavero-Jiménez

, 30, was wanted by Mexican authorities for taking money from Banco Santander after an internal investigation showed she took the money from the bank’s vault, to which she had access.

Chavero-Jiménez was encountered on January 22 by the Corpus Christi Police during a minor traffic violation. After her arrest, she was turned over to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley, and, a day after, she was put in custody of the ICE and transferred to a detention center in Raymondville, Texas

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Shortly after, the U.S. agency received confirmation that Mexican authorities had issued an arrest warrant for financial crimes against Chavero-Jiménez. On May 4 , an immigration judge issued her a final order of removal .

"The Chavero-Jimenez case shows how effective corporation between the U.S. and Mexican law enforcement helps keep our communities safe," said Daniel Bible , field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in San Antonio.

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According to the ICE, since October 1, 2009, the ERO removed over 3,700 foreign fugitives from the U.S. who were sought in their countries for serious crimes , "including kidnapping, rape, and murder."

Likewise, in the fiscal year 2019, that is, from October I, 2018, to September 30, 2019, the ICE removed over 267,000 immigrants .

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