Ecuadorian prosecutors have accused the man of funding a political assassination in 2023. Ecuadorian prosecutors accuse Jordán of plotting to assassinate former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023 and ordered his pre-trial detention in September 2025. Photo by usicegov/Flickr Audio By Carbonatix Federal immigration authorities appeared to detain a man tied to an Ecuadorian political assassination in Doral, based on a video circulating X and Instagram Wednesday. In a video first posted to Instagram by Que Pasa En Doral, masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents appear to detain Ecuadorian political fugitive Xavier Jordán in at the intersection of NW 58th Street and NW 84 Avenue Doral. Ecuadorian prosecutors accuse Jordán of plotting to assassinate former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023 and ordered his pre-trial detention in September 2025, according to U.S. News and World Report. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for a recap on politics, dining, culture, music and more Ecuadorian political fugitive spotted at Miami World Cup match Alligator Alcatraz put detainees in tiny metal cages dubbed “calming areas” Miami ICE security guard arrested for stealing $5K from detainee Jordan’s name Thursday morning appeared on ICE’s detainee database, indicating he’s at the Winn Correctional Facility in rural north Louisiana. An assassin fatally shot Villavicencio as he was leaving a campaign event in August 2023, ahead of the country’s election later that month. According to reporting by Latin American nonprofit Insight Crime, the “Villavicencio murder was the most notorious act of violence in Ecuador’s recent history. More than a leading presidential candidate, Villavicencio was an anti-corruption crusader and journalist who repeatedly denounced cases of high-level graft.” URGENTE 🚨 Javier Jordán habría sido detenido por ICE, en Miami Circulan imágenes en donde se cómo varios agentes detienen a Jordán en la calle, en la zona de Doral en Miami. También se ve la detención de una mujer, que podría ser la esposa de Jordán. El video fue… pic.twitter.com/CGXfZYNNSY — Janet Hinostroza (@janethinostroza) September 16, 2026 The outlet reported in September 2025 that authorities in Miami arrested one prominent Ecuadorian, José Serrano, whom prosecutors have connected to the crime, while Jordán (whom New Times readers may remember from his recent trip to the FIFA World Cup) remained on the lam in Miami — until Wednesday. “Charged alongside Serrano were businessmen Xavier Jordán and Daniel Salcedo and former national assemblyman and Latin Kings member Ronny Aleaga,” according to the outlet. “Jordan was accused of directing and financing the murder operation, Salcedo of monitoring Villavicencio’s movements, and Aleaga of being the link between Jordan and the assassins who carried out the hit.” According to the outlet, the trio was also implicated in the so-called Metastasis case, a far-reaching corruption probe which felled “a network led by drug trafficker Leandro Norero that was embedded in the highest reaches of the Ecuadorian government.” Ecuadorian authorities have made several arrests in the Villavicencio assassination. Six Colombian citizens accused of links to the offing have been murdered in prison in October 2023. An ICE spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement to New Times, “On September 16, ICE arrested Xavier Edmundo Jordan Mendoza, a criminal illegal alien with prior arrests for grand theft and organized fraud, as well as a warrant for organized crime from his home country of Ecuador. “Jordan Mendoza first entered the U.S. on Feb. 3, 2020, with permission to remain until Aug. 2, 2020. Against our nation’s laws, he overstayed his welcome and failed to depart. He will remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of his removal proceedings.” Independent News in Miami Needs You The article you just read is made possible by a mix of advertising, sponsorships and reader support. As advertising revenue continues to shift, reader support plays a vital role in sustaining the reporting, investigations, restaurant and arts coverage, and storytelling our community relies on. Become a member today and help keep our journalism free and independent. Select how much you'd like to contribute /month Support Us Today B. Scott McLendon joined New Times staff in 2025. A national award-winning journalist, he previously covered education, crime, courts, and local government for daily newspapers in Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. He holds a bachelor’s in journalism from Troy University. Loading latest posts... Loading trending posts...