Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended a 25-year-old unlawfully present national of Chad who was convicted locally for accessory after the fact of murder first degree and unlawful possession of a firearm. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Hisseine Gombo-Tchouli July 3 near his residence in Silver Spring, Maryland.
“Hisseine Gombo-Tchouli is a violent noncitizen offender who has proven to pose a significant threat to the people of our Maryland neighborhoods,” said ERO Baltimore acting Field Office Director Matthew Elliston. “We will not tolerate such grievous felons to endanger our law-abiding residents. ERO Baltimore will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders from our communities.”
Gombo lawfully entered the United States Sept. 8, 2005, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. However, he violated the terms of his admission.
The Montgomery County Police Department arrested Gombo Nov. 26, 2019, and charged him with firearm/drug trafficking crime, cds: distribution etc. with firearm, possession of firearm by minor, and two counts of cds: possession with intent to distribute.
The Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville convicted him Jan. 13, 2020, of possession of regulated firearm being under 21. The court sentenced him to one year in prison then suspended all but 48 days of the sentence.
The Howard County Police Department arrested Gombo Oct. 30, 2020, and charged him with accessory after the fact of murder first degree and accessory after the fact of murder second degree.
The Circuit Court for Howard County in Ellicott City convicted him Feb. 16, 2023, of accessory after the fact of murder first degree and sentenced him to 10 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised probation. The court then suspended all but 18 months of the prison sentence.
On Oct. 5, 2023, ERO Baltimore lodged an immigration detainer against Gombo with the Howard County Department of Corrections in Jessup. The Howard County Department of Corrections refused to honor ERO Baltimore’s immigration detainer and released him from custody Nov. 25, 2023.
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Gombo July 3 near his residence in Silver Spring and served him a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge. Gombo remains in ERO custody.
