A Dominican man wanted to be in his home country for human smuggling that resulted in the death of three minors deported by Ice Miami Earlier this week, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Batista Matos, 36, was sent home for the fifth time on Monday on an ice removal flight.
He left Miami for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Where he was met by local law enforcement and taken in custody.
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Batista Matos, 36, was deported to the Dominican Republic for the fifth time on Monday to be accused of fatal human smuggling. (Ice I was miami)
“The return of this fugitive for the Dominican Republic is a good example of how ice works closely with our International Law Enforcement Partners to identify, locate and remove criminal aliens who are sought in their country for alleged crimes,” said Ice Handling and Removal Operations Miami Acting Lopez.
Matos was deported for the first time on October 8, 2010, then American border patrol agents Came against him near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, after he had entered the territory illegally.
American border patrol agents deported Batista Matos for the first time in 2010 after they had come across him near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (depicted above), after he had entered the territory illegally. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Although details of the encounters were not provided, ICE said that he was also found and removed in 2011, 2019 and 2023.
In connection with his last deportation, Matos was arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in September 2024 after the Dominican authorities had issued an order for his arrest after a Deadly “Alien Smugling Venture”, “ Said ice.
He came in ice on 6 February and was transferred to Miami awaiting his removal.
“ICE gives priority to the arrest and removal of criminal alien fugitives. As a result, our communities are safer and safer,” said Lopez Vega.
Ice Eo Miami sent Batista Matos, 36, back home to the Dominican Republic via a deportation flight on Monday. (Ice Seattle)
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The American authorities worked with the Dominican National Police to bring Matos back to his home country, where he is confronted with charges for his alleged crimes.
