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Guatemalan Fugitive Wanted for Child Abuse Deported After Harrisburg, PA Arrest
Charlie Kirk Staff
10/25/2024
A man wanted in Guatemala for child abuse and other serious crimes was arrested last month by Harrisburg Police for simple assault and strangulation but has since been deported, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Romeo Pop Sacui, a citizen of Guatemala with a final order of removal, to Guatemala on Oct. 22,” ICE stated in a press release. “Pop is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Guatemala for child abuse, violence against women, and abuse of power.”
ICE reported that U.S. Border Patrol initially arrested Pop Sacui in 2019, but ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in San Diego placed him in the Alternatives to Detention program and released him on an order of recognizance, reports Fox.
After Pop Sacui absconded, ERO Miami removed him from the program, and a Justice Department immigration judge ordered his deportation from the U.S.
Harrisburg Police apprehended Pop Sacui in September 2024 for simple assault and strangulation. Shortly after, ERO Philadelphia rearrested him, ICE confirmed.
“Protecting the American public is a key priority for ERO officers,” ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Cammilla Wamsley stated in the ICE press release. “Our officers routinely arrest and remove violent criminal noncitizens, such as Romeo Pop Sacui, who have broken laws in their home country and continue to do so in the U.S.”
Border security remains a prominent issue in the 2024 presidential race. Former President Donald Trump has vowed to pursue the “largest mass deportation in American history.”
“On behalf of every American who has lost a loved one due to this border crisis, we’re going to kick some cartel ass when President Donald J. Trump takes office,” Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, said in a tweet.
