El Salvador man wanted for raping child in home country detained in Philadelphia: 'Dangerous criminal alien'

An El Salvador antheral wanted for enactment crimes involving a insignificant successful his location state was detained successful Philadelphia by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ICE removed Francisco Javier Melendez Torres, who was wanted by instrumentality enforcement successful El Salvador for aggravated rape of a insignificant and intersexual harassment, connected Jan. 31. He entered the United States illegally and had a last bid of removal issued successful December 2024.

"The removal of Francisco Javier Melendez Torres, a unsafe transgression alien wanted for aggravated rape of a insignificant successful El Salvador, highlights the dangers individuals similar him airs to our communities," said Brian McShane, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Philadelphia tract bureau director.

McShane said ICE is "committed to ensuring that unsafe individuals similar Melendez Torres bash not find harmless harbor" successful the U.S. oregon endanger American citizens.

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Francisco Javier Melendez Torres, of El Salvador, who was wanted for raping a kid successful his location country, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Philadelphia connected Jan. 31. (ICE Philadelphia)

Melendez Torres was archetypal arrested by U.S. Border Patrol connected Feb. 5, 1986, adjacent Rio Grande, Texas. He was served with an bid to amusement origin and announcement of hearing, charging inadmissibility, according to ICE Philadelphia. He was released the aforesaid time connected an bid of recognizance.

He was granted voluntary departure connected Nov. 17, 1986, by an migration justice successful Harlingen, Texas, and was required to instrumentality to El Salvador by Dec. 29, 1986. 

He was deported erstwhile helium failed to permission by that date.

Melendez Torres was archetypal arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents adjacent Rio Grande, Texas, connected Feb. 5, 1986. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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At immoderate point, Melendez Torres returned to the U.S. and was convicted of driving portion impaired successful Hempstead, New York, connected Sept. 12, 1994. The tribunal sentenced him to 5 days successful jail.

He near the U.S. again astatine an chartless date, and returned without inspection oregon parole by an migration official.

He was convicted successful Hempstead, New York, again, of disorderly conduct connected April 30, 2014, and was sentenced to clip served.

ICE arrested him successful Levittown, New York, connected Oct. 25, 2024, during "a targeted enforcement action" and served him with a announcement to appear, charging inadmissibility.

Melendez Torres had a transgression past successful the U.S. and had been deported respective times earlier helium was scooped up by ICE Philadelphia past month. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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An migration justice successful Elizabeth, New Jersey, ordered him to beryllium removed connected Dec. 12, 2024. 

He remained successful the U.S. until ICE Philadelphia scooped him up connected Jan. 31.