ICE officers arrest Uzbek national wanted for murder near Brooklyn home

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Sobirjon Sobirov Khusen Ugli near his Brooklyn home on Oct. 14, the New York Post reported on Monday. Federal immigration officials stated that the 35-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan entered the United States illegally through Lukeville, Arizona, over three and a half years ago. [1]

The New York Post reported that Khusen Ugli had previously admitted to murdering his girlfriend in Thailand in 2013. Federal immigration officials stated that he is an internationally wanted individual with an extensive criminal record who had been living freely in the United States prior to his arrest. [1]

In a related report on enforcement operations, Fox News reported that Kenneth Genalo, the head of Enforcement and Removal Operations for ICE in New York City, defended federal agents. Genalo stated that politicians who criticize the agency or call for its abolition should focus on changing immigration laws instead. [2][3]

Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported that a court has ordered New York City officials to provide the names of shelter residents to ICE. Other recent media reports indicate ongoing local friction, including agents being chased out of a grocery store in the New York metropolitan region. [4][5]