PHILADELPHIA — A 23-year-old Jamaican fugitive wanted for murder in his home country was arrested in Philadelphia on Dec. 17 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and U.S. Marshals Service deputies.
Jeovann Anthony Forde was taken into custody during a targeted enforcement operation and remains in ERO custody pending his removal to Jamaica, where he faces charges related to a May 2024 murder warrant issued by Jamaican authorities.
Forde entered the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California on July 18, 2022, and was released the following day under the Alternatives to Detention program. His supervision was terminated on June 27, 2023, after failing to comply with program conditions, and an immigration judge ordered his removal in absentia on July 24, 2023.
“Forde’s arrest should send a clear message to anyone who attempts to flee prosecution in their home country that you will be caught, and you will be returned to face justice,” said Acting ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Brian McShane.
This arrest marks the fourth foreign fugitive apprehended by ERO Philadelphia in the past two weeks, highlighting the agency’s ongoing commitment to locating and removing fugitives who threaten public safety.