While in jail, ICE filed a detainer on Bernabe so that if he was ever released, he’d be transferred to their custody for being in the country without permission. He earned his GED while in custody, completed drug treatment and made himself available for educational opportunities, court documents read.Īt the Federal Correctional Institution in Salters, South Carolina, Bernabe worked as an orderly in the chapel and as a photographer. He and his legal team argued he’d made strides to improve his character with education and rehabilitation. He had served 31 years in prison in connection to the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Camarena. He served 10 years in prison for each charge, according to court records.īernabe pleaded guilty to racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations conspiracy in the first superseding information last December, according to court documents. He was also convicted of kidnapping a federal agent aiding and abetting and sentenced to life in prison. He was arrested on July 27 that year by Drug Enforcement agents due to his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Camarena.Ī federal court convicted Bernabe in 1990 for violent crimes in aid of racketeering, aiding and abetting, and accessory after the fact. custody after overstaying a non-immigrant visitor visa in Los Angeles in 1989. Immigration Customs and Enforcement says Bernabe is still considered a threat to public safety due to his criminal history.īernabe had been in U.S. Juan Jose Bernabe Ramirez, 62, was removed through the Downtown Paso del Norte International Bridge this week. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Immigration authorities removed a man tied to the murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar from the U.S.

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