ICE Arrests Vietnamese Man Long Shielded From Deportation After Cop Attempted-Murder Conviction
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Vietnamese national Dinh Quy Nguyen in Houston on May 5, 2026, after authorities linked him to an attempted murder conviction involving a police officer; he is now awaiting deportation.[1]
Nguyen is being held at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, pending removal to Vietnam.[1] DHS said the arrest illustrates a policy shift to remove previously protected foreign nationals with serious criminal convictions.[1]
Nguyen was convicted of attempted capital murder of a police officer and burglary on June 28, 1989.[1] An immigration judge ordered his removal on December 30, 1997, but Nguyen remained in the United States and was released from ICE custody in June 2011 after Vietnam refused repatriation under a pre-1995-arrival agreement.[1]
The agency said Nguyen's arrest demonstrates the department's renewed focus on removing noncitizens with serious convictions who previously could not be repatriated.[1]
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- ICE arrested Vietnamese national Dinh Quy Nguyen in Houston, Texas, on May 5, 2026.
- Nguyen was convicted of attempted capital murder of a police officer and burglary on June 28, 1989.
- An immigration judge ordered his removal on December 30, 1997, but he was released from ICE custody in June 2011 after Vietnam refused repatriation under a pre-1995-arrival agreement.
- DHS says the case illustrates a policy shift to remove previously protected foreign nationals with serious criminal convictions.
- Nguyen is currently detained at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, pending removal to Vietnam.
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