Homeland Security Investigations notified ICE's field office in
Buffalo last month that the man, Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, 38,
was wanted in Peru, the agency said.
ICE said Torres-Navarro was transferred to Buffalo Federal
Detention Facility in Batavia, New York, pending immigration
proceedings.
ICE's online detainee locator did not list a legal
representative for Torres-Navarro.
"Gianfranco Torres-Navarro poses a significant threat to our
communities, and we won’t allow New York to be a safe haven for
dangerous non-citizens," ICE Buffalo Field Office Director
Thomas Brophy said in a statement.
The U.S. agency did not say what Torres-Navarro is wanted for in
Peru. He is known as Gianfranco 23 in Peruvian media, in a
reference to alleged victims.
He fled to the United States after allegedly killing a retired
police officer, according to Peruvian media.
Torres-Navarro entered the United States at or near Roma, Texas,
on May 16, according to ICE, where he was arrested and served
with a notice to appear for immigration proceedings.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Sonali Paul)
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