ICE Los Angeles Arrests Iranian National Toutouni, Ordered Removed in 1993, Who Re-entered the U.S. on an Electric Raft
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on November 9 that its Los Angeles officers have arrested Iranian national Farzad "Tony" Toutouni. He remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
According to ICE, Toutouni first entered the United States legally in 1983. An immigration judge ordered him removed in 1993, but he was not removed; he was again ordered removed in 1999 and was deported to Mexico. Toutouni told officers that on or about April 4, 2011, he bought an electric raft in Canada and crossed the river near Saint Clair, Michigan, illegally re-entering the United States.
ICE said Toutouni has been arrested over the years for criminal threats, criminal conspiracy, and possession and sale of a controlled substance. He was also sentenced to more than 16 months in prison for offenses including making or passing a fictitious check, grand theft of an access card, conspiracy, possessing or altering access card equipment, forgery, kidnapping, robbery, and extortion.
ICE added that Toutouni has recently become a social media celebrity with more than one million Instagram followers.
Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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