{"id":2633267,"date":"2026-07-21T17:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-deports-alleged-cartel-hit-man-living-in-texas-was-wanted-for-murder-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:27:05","slug":"ice-deports-alleged-cartel-hit-man-living-in-texas-was-wanted-for-murder-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-deports-alleged-cartel-hit-man-living-in-texas-was-wanted-for-murder-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Deports Alleged Cartel Hit Man Living in Texas, Was Wanted for Murder in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-deports-alleged-cartel-hit-man-living-in-texas-was-wanted-for-murder-in-mexico%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633267&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. immigration authorities deported David Vargas-Rivera, an alleged Mexican cartel hitman wanted for murder in Mexico. He was arrested in Frisco, texas, in January and remained in U.S. custody for six months before being extradited to Mexico. Vargas-Rivera is linked to teh Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, designated as a terrorist organization, and is accused of multiple homicides, money laundering over $4.6 million, and being involved in international criminal activities. Officials emphasize that his removal demonstrates the commitment to targeting and dismantling criminal organizations, with the cartel primarily involved in fuel and oil theft in Mexico&#8217;s Guanajuato state. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-left-riots-trump-admin-remains-hard-at-work-busts-diabolical-mexican-national\/\" title=\"As Left Riots Trump Admin Remains Hard at Work, Busts Diabolical ...\">case highlights ongoing efforts<\/a> by U.S. and Mexican authorities to combat transnational crime and drug trafficking.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. immigration officials have deported an alleged drug cartel hit man who had been living illegally in Texas and was wanted on a murder warrant in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>David Vargas-Rivera, a Mexican national, was removed from the U.S. last week and turned over to Mexican police.<\/p>\n<p>ICE officers arrested him in Frisco on Jan. 12, and the deportation process began.<\/p>\n<p>Six months later, he is finally in custody in his native country after successfully hiding out in the Dallas suburbs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICE DALLAS ARRESTS CARTEL HITMAN<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported David Vargas-Rivera, a criminal illegal alien wanted for murder in Mexico and identified as a hitman for the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, a designated foreign terrorist organization.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D0sQ279vtG\">pic.twitter.com\/D0sQ279vtG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Dallas Express News (@DallasExpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DallasExpress\/status\/2079288030280434125?\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to a Department of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/07\/20\/ice-deports-illegal-alien-international-warrant-murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, Vargas-Rivera was at some point a high-level oil thief and hit man associated with the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel.<\/p>\n<p>He is wanted in Mexico in connection with multiple homicide cases.<\/p>\n<p>According to DHS, it is believed that Vargas-Rivera is not only a contract killer but also an international money launderer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICEgov?\">@ICEgov<\/a> has DEPORTED an illegal alien MURDERER.<\/p>\n<p>David Vargas-Rivera is wanted for murder in Mexico, has been accused of laundering more than $4.6 million, and has been identified as a hitman affiliated with the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel \u2014 a foreign terrorist organization.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b1vZTiVaDk\">https:\/\/t.co\/b1vZTiVaDk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2079234106177773817?\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The news release said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/id-of-illegal-immigrants-stabbing-victim-released-and-it-turns-out-hes-a-hero\/\" title=\"ID of Illegal Immigrant&#039;s Stabbing Victim Released, and It Turns Out He&#039;s a Hero\">criminal history includes prior arrests<\/a> for multiple homicides in Mexico, for which he has an international warrant, as well as an arrest in Canada for assault on a peace officer and uttering threats, and an arrest in Colombia.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He has also been accused of laundering more than $4.6 million through real estate transactions in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said of Vargas-Rivera, \u201cThis criminal illegal alien is wanted for murder in Mexico, has been accused of laundering more than $4.6 million, and has been identified as a hit man affiliated with the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, a foreign terrorist organization,<\/p>\n<p>Bis added, \u201cThanks to the hard work of the men and women of ICE and our law enforcement partners, he has been removed from our country and will face justice for his crimes back in Mexico. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we are putting the safety of the American people first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Treasury Department, the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel \u201cderives the vast majority of its illicit revenue from fuel and oil theft in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the crime syndicate <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was designated<\/a> as a terror group.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at that time, \u201cPresident Trump made a promise to pursue the total elimination of drug cartels to protect the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bessent added, \u201cAt my direction, the Treasury Department is aggressively cutting these criminals off from the U.S. financial system. 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