U.S. officials have announced the arrest of Jorge Luis Sanchez-Luna, a 45-year-old Mexican national and registered sex offender, in Newark on February 4th. The arrest was made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Sanchez-Luna is a deviant criminal who has a record of repeat heinous offenses against a minor,” said Arthur J. Wilson Jr., deputy field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark. “ERO Newark considers this insidious child abuse a danger to our communities and seeks justice for the traumatized victim.”
On October 29, 2015, Sanchez-Luna legally became a permanent resident in the United States after entering through New York. However, on July 12, 2024, he was convicted by the New Jersey Superior Court in Monmouth County for endangering the welfare of a child through sexual conduct in his role as a caretaker.
He received a life sentence of parole supervision and was mandated to register as a sex offender in accordance with Megan’s Law.
After he was arrested, ICE issued a notice for him to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge, who will now handle his case.
