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May 5, 2026Houston, TX, United StatesEnforcement and Removal

ICE lodges detainer on criminal illegal alien in Texas accused of beating victim unconscious, raping him while he was incapacitated

Authorities apprehended the criminal illegal alien as he was allegedly attempting to flee to Mexico

HOUSTON — ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the Fort Bend County Jail April 4 against Jose Ignacio Bonilla-Garcia, a 32-year-old criminal illegal alien from Honduras, after he was arrested on a criminal arrest warrant from Suffolk County, New York, for allegedly beating a man unconscious and then dragging him behind a dumpster and raping him while he was incapacitated.

The U.S. Marshals Service’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, a multiagency task force made up of federal, state and local law enforcement that includes ICE personnel, apprehended Bonilla-Garica April 4 near Richmond as he was allegedly attempting to flee to Mexico.

“This is one of the most egregious criminal offenses that I’ve come across in my entire career and another example of why it’s vital for law enforcement at all levels to work together in the interest of public safety,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez. “Following the alleged assault, Bonilla-Garica traveled to Texas in a suspected attempt to flee to Mexico to evade prosecution for his alleged crimes. With a limited amount of time to work with, and a lot of ground to cover, the law enforcement community quickly came together to help track down this dangerous fugitive and he was safely taken into custody by the U.S Marshals Service’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force before he could leave the country. Without teamwork and collaboration between law enforcement at all levels, the outcome would have likely been very different.”

Bonilla-Garcia has illegally entered the U.S. at least four times and was expelled three times in 2020 under Title 42 before he illegally entered for the fourth time on an unknown date and at an unknown location.

The Trump administration is committed to restoring common sense and sanity to our nation’s immigration system and will not gamble with the safety of Americans or our national security by allowing murderers, child rapists, gang members and other dangerous criminal illegal aliens to remain in our communities unvetted and unchecked. Immediately upon re-taking office, President Trump issued two executive orders titled “Protecting the American People from Invasion” and “Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats” that together empowered ICE officers to once again enforce our nation’s immigration laws without political interference and aggressively target criminal illegal aliens like Bonilla-Garcia.

Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

ICE’s Houston field office is responsible for conducting immigration enforcement in 56 counties in Southeast Texas, stretching down the Texas Gulf Coast from Beaumont to Corpus Christi and from Houston/Galveston out to Waco. To learn more about ICE’s immigration enforcement mission in Southeast Texas, follow us on X at @EROHouston.

Updated: 05/05/2026