U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made a recent arrest of a Jamaican man who was wanted in his home country for his role in a shooting, as stated in an ICE press release on Wednesday.
Leroy Neville White, 30, faced arrest and was subsequently deported from the United States on January 30. As a result, he was handed over to Jamaican authorities.
ICE reported that White had previously been convicted in Connecticut for first-degree threatening with hazard to terrorize.
According to Patricia Hyde, the Acting Field Office Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston, White tried to escape justice in Jamaica and sought refuge in the United States. Hyde further stated that he subsequently continued to violate laws in Connecticut.
According to Hyde, “White poses a serious threat to the residents of our neighborhoods and is a violent criminal. ICE is determined to address this kind of threat and will persist in apprehending and deporting dangerous foreign offenders from New England.”
Jamaican authorities issued a warrant for White’s arrest on December 31, 2018, for the crime of shooting with intent.
On July 11, 2022, White was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol for unlawfully entering the country near San Ysidro, Calif. The following day, White received a notice to appear before an immigration judge from the Department of Justice. The judge released him on an order of recognizance.
According to ICE, an immigration judge from the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review in Atlanta has ordered White to be removed from the United States and returned to Jamaica on April 12, 2023.
On December 26, 2023, the New Haven Police Department apprehended White for the charge of first-degree threatening with the intent to terrorize. Subsequently, ICE issued an immigration detainer against White on the following day, which was filed with the New Haven Correctional Center.
On April 17, 2024, the State of Connecticut Superior Court in New Haven found White guilty of committing first-degree threatening with the intent to terrorize, a Class-D felony offense. As a result, he was given a prison sentence of five years, with one year being served and the remaining four years being suspended. In addition, White was also placed on probation for a duration of three years.
ICE has reported that the State of Connecticut Department of Corrections acknowledged the detainer on December 26, 2024. White was apprehended by ICE officers at the Hartford Correction Center upon the completion of his state sentence.