‘Just getting started’: ICE ramps up Alaska operations with Anchorage arrest of Mexican charged with theft

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Delia Medina

On Friday, federal agents from the Blaine, Washington Sector of US Border Patrol assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Marshals Service in arresting Delia Medina-Rodriguez in Anchorage. Medina-Rodriguez, a Mexican citizen, had overstayed her visitor visa and was recently arrested by the Anchorage Police Department on theft charges.

She was housed in the Anchorage Correctional Complex before being transferred to the custody of ICE.

According to ICE, Medina-Rodriguez has now been returned to Mexico.

Her theft charge, classified as attempted Theft in the Second Degree, involved property valued between $750 and $24,999. The alleged offense occurred in Nov. 2024, and she was arraigned on Dec. 6. Although a court date had been scheduled for June 2, she is unlikely to return to Anchorage for that hearing.

In a separate operation on Monday, Blaine, Washington Sector agents collaborated with Alaska Wildlife Troopers for aerial patrols near the Taku River region in Juneau, where the US-Canada border cuts through rugged wilderness.

“Our presence in Alaska is growing and we are just getting started!” the Blaine ICE Facebook page reported.

9 COMMENTS

  1. If one is here illegally and chooses to commit a crime they should expect possible deportation. It is sad and I believe the majority of those who broke the law and entered our country illegally likely truly want to be here but laws still need to be followed. Immigration needs to be organized and done legally.

  2. “In a separate operation on Monday, Blaine, Washington Sector agents collaborated with Alaska Wildlife Troopers for aerial patrols near the Taku River region in Juneau, where the US-Canada border cuts through rugged wilderness.”

    Now that is a curious comment. Visualizing the terrain one has to ask who would be trekking about in that area as it relates to Blaine, Washington. One would ask for the relevance to be understanding of “Why”.

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