ICE Nabs Venezuelan Fugitive In Texas After Border Patrol Tip; Removal To Venezuela Pending

ICE arrested Raul Enrique Pargas Rodriguez, a Venezuelan national wanted for attempted aggravated femicide, in Plano, Texas on Aug. 14 after a U.S. Border Patrol referral. He previously crossed near Eagle Pass in 2022 and was released pending immigration proceedings, and ICE later encountered him in Dallas County Jail in 2023. Working with the U.S. Marshals and Texas DPS, ICE took him into custody; he remains detained pending immigration proceedings and possible repatriation to Venezuela.