U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Anderson Nunez-Hernandez, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, as he was exiting the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Complex on February 21.
Nunez-Hernadez is a criminal alien with a prior conviction for possession with intent to distribute, for which he served a 23-month sentence.
ICE was forced to apprehend Nunez-Hernandez as he exited the facility in public, as the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department refused to honour the immigration detainer ICE placed on him.
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested Nunez-Hernandez for entering the United States without admission by an immigration official near McAllen, Texas, on October 30, 2021.
He was issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge, paroled from ICE custody and scheduled to report for immigration removal proceedings in Philadelphia on December 1, 2021.
Nunez-Hernandez was investigated by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation, which includes an ICE officer after an extensive narcotics investigation ultimately led to his arrest.
A large amount of Fentanyl was seized while executing a search warrant.
Nunez-Hernandez was convicted in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on February 21 for the offence of possession with Intent to distribute a controlled substance.
