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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Friday agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan, who had multiple convictions for crimes including cruelty to animals.
Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan, of Azerbaijan, was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25, and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to officials.
Sarkisyan was previously convicted of cruelty to animals, causing a structure fire, and manufacturing a controlled substance, ICE wrote in a statement.
Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan, of Azerbaijan, was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25. (ICE)
It is unclear when he arrived in the country or where he entered.
The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory on May 21 advising U.S. travelers to exercise increased caution in Azerbaijan “due to terrorism.”
The federal building in downtown Los Angeles, where ICE and other agencies are headquartered. (Google Maps)
“Terrorist groups continue to plan attacks and are a risk in Azerbaijan,” according to the advisory. “Terrorists may attack with little or no warning. They may target: Tourist locations; transportation centers (airports); markets and shopping malls; local government buildings; hotels, clubs and restaurants; places of worship; parks; major sporting and cultural events; educational institutions; and other public areas.”
There are also concerns in the former Soviet-era Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and surrounding territories due to landmines, following armed hostilities in 2023.
President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan display the peace agreement they signed Aug. 8 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump was praised in August for a U.S.-brokered peace accord which ended three decades of war and hostility in the South Caucasus.
