U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Pedro Bailon, a 36-year-old citizen of Mexico and convicted felon charged with second-degree murder, to his home country on February 12.
He was turned over to Mexican authorities without incident.
Bailon entered the U.S. near San Ysidro, California, without inspection on August 21, 1995.
The Wichita Police Department in Kansas arrested Bailon for first–degree murder on March 8, 2007.
The Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kansas, convicted Bailon of second-degree murder on July 2, 2008, sentencing him to 18 years in prison.
ICE encountered Bailon at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility in Kansas on August 21, 2008, and determined he was removable per the Immigration and Nationality Act.
ICE served Bailon with a notice of intent to issue a final administrative removal order on February 7.
“Violent criminal aliens, like this one have no place in our communities,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas acting Field Office Director Josh Johnson. “His disregard for our nation’s immigration laws coupled with the violence he perpetrated is unconscionable, demanding his immediate removal.”
