WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported a Honduran man to his country of origin following his release from a Texas prison sentence, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS said Isaias Jose Rodriguez-Manzanares was removed from the United States on June 20 by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, following a final order of removal issued by a Department of Justice immigration judge on June 2. According to the department, Rodriguez-Manzanares was a self-admitted MS-13 gang member and an associate of the Cartel del Noreste. DHS did not describe the evidence underlying those characterizations beyond his stated affiliation.
According to DHS, Rodriguez-Manzanares was first encountered by federal immigration officials in January 2024 following an arrest by the Irving Police Department on a liquor-related charge.
On June 16, 2025, according to DHS, he was arrested by the Colleyville Police Department on charges of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance and unlawfully carrying a weapon. On December 19, 2025, according to the department, the charges were reduced and he was convicted of felony possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to two years in prison.
DHS said the Texas Department of Criminal Justice transferred Rodriguez-Manzanares into ICE custody on May 20 upon completion of his sentence, and he was removed roughly one month later.
DHS said Rodriguez-Manzanares entered the United States illegally at an unknown date and location.
“Thanks to ICE law enforcement, this criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member and cartel associate is OUT of our country,” Acting Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “The Biden administration took no action to detain this criminal illegal alien following his criminal arrests and allowed this gang member to roam free in our communities. Texas law enforcement cooperated with ICE and turned this public safety threat over to us. This is what it looks like when state and local officials cooperate with ICE. It is no coincidence that 7 of the 10 safest cities in the U.S. cooperate with ICE.”
DHS did not include a source for the “safest cities” figure cited in the acting assistant secretary’s statement. The Biden-era immigration enforcement policies referenced in the release were the subject of substantial dispute during that administration; a response from officials from the prior administration was not included.
Anyone with information about criminal activity involving immigration violations can report tips to ICE by calling 1-866-347-2423.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
