The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on April 15 that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer with North Dakota law enforcement for Carlos Anuel Medina-Robles, a twice-deported Honduran national wanted for first-degree murder in Durham County, North Carolina.
The case involves cooperation between federal immigration authorities and state and local law enforcement to ensure the custody and extradition of individuals facing serious criminal charges. Medina-Robles is accused of shooting and killing 28-year-old Luis Alberto Flores in November 2025 in Durham County, according to an April 15 news release from the Department of Homeland Security detailing the arrest.
Durham County Sheriff’s Office identified Medina-Robles as the suspect in the November 2025 shooting along Guess Road in Rougemont. Multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshals Service, assisted in locating him after he fled the state. He was arrested without incident in Ward County, North Dakota on April 9, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Medina-Robles first entered the U.S. illegally in August 2018 and was deported by the Trump Administration in November 2018. He illegally re-entered in September 2022 and was removed again before re-entering a third time. This case highlights successful cooperation between federal immigration authorities and state and local law enforcement in North Dakota, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the principal federal law enforcement agency responsible for interior enforcement of immigration laws. The agency works closely with state and local law enforcement partners through the issuance of detainers to take custody of criminal aliens who pose a threat to public safety. ICE prioritizes the removal of individuals with serious criminal convictions or charges such as murder, according to ICE.