Overview

• ICE says Raul Enrique Pargas Rodriguez, 31, was taken into custody in Plano on Aug. 14 following coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
• U.S. authorities report he is wanted in Venezuela on an attempted aggravated femicide warrant tied to a Feb. 24, 2021 incident described as a 'Russian roulette-style' attack.
• According to ICE, he entered the United States illegally near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Aug. 10, 2022, and was released on his own recognizance pending immigration proceedings.
• ICE states he was encountered at the Dallas County Jail on Nov. 28, 2023 after an assault arrest but was not transferred to ICE custody due to prosecutorial discretion at the time.
• ICE says he remains detained pending immigration proceedings, and the agency indicated he could be repatriated to Venezuela to face the outstanding warrant.