ERO Boston arrests Brazilian national wanted for murder in his home country

FALL RIVER, Mass. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a Brazilian national Dec. 31 wanted for murder in his home country. The man, whose name ICE is withholding due to privacy issues, entered the United States in New York in March 2024 and violated the terms of his admission by failing to depart.

“This Brazilian national has been accused of murder in Brazil,” said ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “ERO Boston will not allow Fall River or any other Massachusetts community to become a safe haven for international fugitives, and we are committed to tracking down accused criminals who put our residents at risk.”

Officials in Minas Gerais, Brazil, issued an arrest warrant against the Brazilian national in June 2024.

ERO Boston officers arrested him near his residence Dec. 31. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

ERO is one of ICE’s three operational directorates and the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.

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