Gregory Palmore, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman, said De Leon-Henriquez, from El Salvador, was deported in 2005 after serving prison time on a robbery conviction. Fredy De Leon-Henriquez, who officials said was the driver of the Nissan, also was removed in 2009 after a marijuana po
The percentage was even higher for some regions. In the sector that covers Houston, Beaumont and Corpus Christi, Texas, about 74% of the 20,450 removals were of people with criminal records, said Gregory Palmore of the agency's Houston office.