‘$100 million heist’: Man accused in the biggest jewel heist in U.S. history is detained by ICE. Then he chooses deportation “Chess not checkers.” We Got This Covered · Aug 27
5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0 The high-visibility enforcement campaign has drawn attention to every tactic from Trump's immigration enforcers. Axios · Feb 14
Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan Demands Local Minnesota Jails Cooperate with ICE Cooperation may get more ICE agents off the street, but it could make it harder for the state to enforce its laws. Reason · Feb 5
ICE let suspect in $100M jewelry heist leave the U.S. proving it was never about catching criminals Thanks to ICE he won't face a trial. We Got This Covered · Jan 26
$100 million theft: Suspect in ‘largest jewelry heist in US history’ deported, avoids trial A man, suspected in what is said to be the "largest heist" escaped prosecution in US by self deporting. The man accused was deported to Ecuador late last month, effectively bringing the case against him to an abrupt standstill, according to recent court filings, as reported recently by LA Times. The Times of India · Jan 24
ICE Let Suspect in $100 Million Brinks Jewelry Heist Exit the U.S., Court Filings Show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities allowed Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, a suspect in a $100 million jewelry heist self-deport back to South America. International Business Times · Jan 22
Immigration officials allow suspect in $100M jewelry heist to self deport, avoiding trial Federal immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a $100 million jewelry heist believed to be the largest in U.S. history to deport himself to South America, a move that stunned and upset prosecutors who were planning to try the case and send him to prison The Independent UK · Jan 22
Anger as suspect in $100M jewelry heist said to be biggest in US history avoids standing trial – because ICE deported him An attorney representing some of the jewelry companies impacted in the heist said Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores’s deportation ‘exposes a gap in the system that deserves transparency’ The Independent UK · Jan 22
Thieves accused of $100 million jewelry heist also nabbed Apple AirTags and Samsung electronics, authorities claim Before allegedly pulling off the largest jewel robbery in U.S. history, thieves grew emboldened after targeting trucks packed with Apple and Samsung electronics. Fortune · Jun 21, 2025