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A World-Herald analysis of a video of the Council Bluffs arrest suggests it took place near 35th Street and Nebraska Avenue.

The agency was not releasing the MS-13 suspect’s name because the arrest was part of an ongoing investigation.

ICE said the suspect is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide of five victims, attempted aggravated homicide, deprivation of liberty and terrorist organization affiliation.

ICE also arrested 30-year-old Rene Saul Escobar Ochoa, who the agency said is a known associate of the MS-13 kingpin. An ICE spokesperson said they were likely living together in Omaha.

Escobar Ochoa is wanted in El Salvador for giving orders to fellow gang members to commit a variety of crimes, including multiple homicides, extortion, imprisonment and drug trafficking.

He is being held at the Hardin County Correctional Center in Iowa, about 80 miles north of Des Moines.

ICE said both men are in the country illegally.

Cody Thomas, a spokesperson for the Nebraska State Patrol, said the Nebraska Information Analysis Center found information about a “known criminal illegal alien present in Omaha� and shared it with U.S. Homeland Security.

“The NIAC Fusion Center is connected with law enforcement entities worldwide and works to quickly disseminate crucial information to keep communities safe in Nebraska and beyond,� Thomas said.

Gov. Jim Pillen in a press release Thursday praised the State Patrol’s work and said it was a great example of a strong state-federal partnership.

“I’m very proud of this work, and I’ve asked that the State Patrol continue its work to get these illegal, violent criminals off our streets and deported out of our county,� he said.

An Omaha Police spokesperson said ICE notified them of the operation, but it was not asked to help out.

The Council Bluffs Police Department and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office said they were not notified by ICE ahead of the arrest of the alleged “MS-13 kingpin� nor were they involved.

Rep. Don Bacon and U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts praised the arrest of the two alleged MS-13 gang members on social media Wednesday.

“Our community is safer thanks to the dedicated work of brave ICE agents who successfully apprehended an MS-13 gang member who was here illegally,� Bacon said in a post to X. “Thank you to our law enforcement officers for their continued efforts to protect our neighborhoods.�

“Violent MS-13 gang members — who are illegally in our country — have been removed from the streets of Omaha,� Fischer said. “Thank you to our law enforcement agencies who work around the clock to keep our Nebraska communities safe.�

“Incredible work by ICE arresting an MS-13 gang member in Omaha today,� Ricketts said. “Biden’s Border Crisis continues to leave Americans vulnerable to crime and criminals. That is a fact. Our ICE and CBP heroes should be heralded for their work to make America safer.�

The White House also weighed in.

“This is just more evidence that President Trump is keeping his promise to the American people and making America safe again,� White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement to The World-Herald. “Let this serve as a warning to all illegal gang members in the United States: you will be found and you will be removed.�