- ICE agents arrested Danny Quispe Maizanche in Brooklyn on July ninth following reporting requirement violations.
- Operation Salvo targets sanctuary jurisdictions like NYC using funding from the three hundred fifty million dollar Secure America Act.
- The suspect accepted incentivized voluntary departure and will be repatriated to Ecuador via the Customs and Border Protection Home app.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Danny Joel Quispe Maizanche on July 9, 2026, during an operation on Himrod Street in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The Ecuadorian man’s detention was part of Operation Salvo, a wider federal immigration campaign in New York City.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed the arrest in a statement released July 10. DHS said Quispe Maizanche crossed into the United States near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in April 2024 and was later placed in the Alternatives to Detention program.
The agency said officers sought him because he “failed to comply with the program’s reporting requirements.” Quispe Maizanche has accepted what DHS calls “Incentivized Voluntary Departure” and is expected to be repatriated to Ecuador shortly.
Free toolUSCIS Receipt Number DecoderDHS urged people without authorization to consider leaving through the CBP Home app. The department said eligible participants can receive “financial assistance and transportation for eligible individuals who choose to leave the country voluntarily.”
Operation Salvo and Sanctuary Jurisdictions
The ICE arrests in New York are taking place under an enforcement initiative announced in early 2026. Operation Salvo increased federal activity in jurisdictions described as “sanctuary jurisdictions” after public safety incidents drew attention to immigration enforcement.
Congressional funding for the effort includes $350 million under the Secure America Act, which Presidentially signed into law on June 10, 2026, to support ICE arrests in jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said July 10: “Yesterday, ICE arrested more sexual assailants, kidnappers, drug traffickers, and other worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American communities. While sanctuary politicians continue to release pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and murderers onto their streets, our brave law enforcement will continue to arrest and remove these public safety threats.”
The campaign has also sharpened the dispute between federal officials and New York leaders. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently proposed legislation barring local law enforcement agencies from being “deputized” by ICE. Border Czar Tom Homan said in June 2026 that New York City would see “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen.”
Previous Confrontations and Latest Developments
Bushwick saw an earlier confrontation on May 2, 2026, when an ICE arrest of a Nigerian man at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center triggered clashes involving federal agents and hundreds of protesters from the community.
The latest case combines detention activity with a departure arrangement that DHS says can move eligible people out of the United States without lengthy court proceedings. The department continues to direct potential voluntary departures to the CBP Home app.
