U.S. Marshals Arrest Nicaraguan Illegal Wanted for Grooming, Enticement of a Minor and Dissemination of Obscene Materials to a Minor

Des Moines, IA - Members of the U.S. Marshals Southern District of Iowa Fugitive Task Force, assisted by U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of Iowa, arrested April 10 in Cedar Rapids a man wanted by the Iowa City Police Department on charges of grooming, enticement of a minor and dissemination of obscene materials to a minor. 

Hanier Ivan Ramirez-Garcia, 29, is accused of arranging to meet with a person he believed was a teen for sex on Oct. 27, 2024, and sending her a sexually explicit photo of himself.

Ramirez-Garcia was arrested in the 900 block of 3rd Street SE. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers determined Ramirez-Garcia, a Nicaraguan national, was in the United States unlawfully and immediately placed an ICE detainer on him.  ICE will take custody of Ramirez-Garcia upon his release from the Johnson County Jail.  

“The Marshals Service is proud of the working relationship which has been formed with our federal, state and local partners,” said U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Iowa Ted Kamatchus. “Working together we have established a cohesive unit, dedicated to holding fugitives accountable, regardless of who they are or where they are from.” 

The Southern District of Iowa Fugitive Task Force was assisted during this arrest by the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.