LYON COUNTY, KY- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s continuing operation to focus on the worst-of-the-worst criminal illegal aliens continued last weekend, this time in Kentucky, when ICE, in collaboration with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a documented MS-13 gang member, who’s been designated as a known or suspected terrorist.
According to a news release, Omar Alexander Ramirez, who was released on his own recognizance under the Biden administration’s lax immigration policies, has a lengthy list of crimes committed both in El Salvador and the United States.
“Oscar Ramirez, a documented MS-13 member who’s left a string of victims in his wake, is safely locked away thanks to our partnership with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office,” said ICE Deputy Director Madison D. Sheahan. “As of today, we have 20, 287 (g) partnerships with sheriff’s offices, police departments, and detention centers in Kentucky. This is a great example of ICE empowering local law enforcement to keep dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities by delegating certain immigration enforcement functions–and it’s really a win for the people of Kentucky.”
Ramirez was initially taken into custody by ICE on June 4, 2019, near Otay Mesa, California, and was immediately returned to Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection paroled Ramirez into the U.S. under the Migrant Protection Protocols in 2021, and he was granted permission to remain in the country until March 14, 2022.
On May 7 of this year, the McCracken County Sheriff’s office stopped him for a traffic violation in Paducah, Kentucky. He was identified as a known or suspected terrorist. On Aug. 15, the sheriff’s office contacted Homeland Security Investigations in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which confirmed his status.
On Aug. 29, HSI Bowling Green learned that Ramirez was listed in Salvadoran police databases as a confirmed MS-13 gang member with arrests including:
- Statutory rape on Nov. 16, 2002
- Extortion and aggravated theft on Nov. 20, 2007
- Illicit associations on Aug. 5, 2010
- Domestic violence on Oct 24, 2010
On Oct. 20, 2025, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations directorate issued a warrant for his arrest. On Oct. 24, HSI agents, ATF agents, and task force officers from Kentucky’s Lyon County Sheriff’s Office came across Ramirez in Paducah after the Kentucky State Police stopped him for another traffic violation. He is in custody pending court and removal proceedings, ICE said.
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