Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 38-year-old Salvadoran national and self-admitted MS-13 member convicted of robbery, auto theft and disorderly conduct in Maryland. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Raul Orlando Ramos-Guido July 1 near his residence in Annapolis.
ERO removed Ramos on two previous occasions.
“Raul Orlando Ramos-Guido has displayed a habit for breaking the law in Maryland,” said ERO Baltimore Field Office Director Matthew Elliston. “Ramos was convicted of robbery, auto theft and disorderly conduct in addition to unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed. He posed a significant threat to our Maryland residents, and we cannot allow such threats to remain in our communities. ERO Baltimore will continue to prioritize public safety by apprehending and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders from our Maryland streets.”
Ramos unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.
The Hyattsville Police Department arrested Ramos Dec. 15, 2006, for disorderly conduct and the District Court for Prince George County in Upper Marlboro convicted him March 26, 2007, and sentenced him to two years of probation.
The Montgomery County Police Department arrested Ramos Nov. 20, 2007, and charged him with motor vehicle theft, unlawful taking and theft more than $500. The Circuit Court for Montgomery County in Rockville convicted him June 12, 2009, of motor vehicle theft, unlawful taking and sentenced him to two years of imprisonment. ERO Baltimore lodged an immigration detainer against Ramos Feb. 20, 2009, with the Prince George’s County Detention Center in Upper Marlboro.
On Dec. 16, 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued him a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ramos Jan. 26, 2009, and charged him with robbery. The Circuit Court for Calvert County in Prince Frederick convicted him Oct. 9, 2009, of robbery and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment. The court then suspended a year and a half of the prison sentence.
On March 4, 2009, a DOJ immigration judge ordered Ramos removed from the United States.
On Oct. 23, 2013, ERO Baltimore lodged an immigration detainer against Ramos with the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover. The institution honored the detainer and transferred custody of Ramos to ERO Baltimore Dec. 6, 2013.
ERO Baltimore removed Ramos from the United States to El Salvador Jan. 17, 2014,
Ramos unlawfully reentered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.
ERO Washington, D.C. arrested Ramos in Falls Church, Virginia, April 13, 2015, pursuant to a criminal warrant issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria. He was convicted of reentry after removal Aug. 14, 2015, and sentenced to 36 months in federal prison.
ERO Washington removed Ramos from the United States to El Salvador Feb. 16, 2018.
Ramos again unlawfully reentered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Ramos July 1 in Annapolis, Maryland, and served him with a notice of intent/decision to reinstate prior order. Ramos remains in ERO custody pending his removal from the United States.