The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) personnel deported Isaias Jose Rodriguez-Manzanares to Honduras on June 20. Authorities identified Rodriguez-Manzanares as an undocumented immigrant, a self-admitted MS-13 gang member, and an associate of the Cartel del Noreste drug cartel.
Rodriguez-Manzanares first came to the attention of immigration officials in January 2024 following an arrest by the Irving Police Department for a liquor violation. He was not detained or removed by federal authorities at that time.
On June 16, 2025, he was arrested again, this time by the Colleyville Police Department, on charges of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance and unlawfully carrying a weapon.
Those charges were later reduced, resulting in a December 19, 2025, conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance. He received a two-year prison sentence.
Upon completing his sentence, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice transferred Rodriguez-Manzanares to ICE custody on May 20. A Department of Justice immigration judge issued a final order of removal on June 2.
“Thanks to ICE law enforcement, this criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member and cartel associate is OUT of our country,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “The Biden administration took no action to detain this criminal illegal alien following his criminal arrests and allowed this gang member to roam free in our communities. Texas law enforcement cooperated with ICE and turned this public safety threat over to us. This is what it looks like when state and local officials cooperate with ICE. It is no coincidence that 7 of the 10 safest cities in the U.S. cooperate with ICE.”
Following the federal removal order, ICE Houston officers escorted Rodriguez-Manzanares back to his country.
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