ERO Boston arrests fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide of a minor in Brazil
BOSTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Brazilian national who, since July 21, has been wanted in Brazil by law enforcement authorities for aggravated homicide of a child under the age of 14. ERO Boston officers arrested the 52-year-old Brazilian national on federal immigration violations near his residence in Plymouth on Oct. 18.
“ERO Boston is always pleased when we can apprehend a criminal suspect like this individual,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons. “ERO Boston will not allow the world’s criminals to use the American immigration system to evade criminal charges. Our committed team of professional officers stands ready to locate, apprehend and remove such fugitives from our New England communities. We will seek the removal of this individual so that he can face criminal charges in his home country.”
In May 2021, the Brazilian citizen unlawfully entered the United States near San Luis, Arizona, and U.S. Border Patrol apprehended and processed him.
In June 2021 he was released on his own recognizance pending a future immigration hearing with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services but failed to report.
A criminal court in the town of Mogi Das Cruzes, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, sought custody of the Brazilian national in July 2021 for a felony criminal charge of aggravated homicide.
After being alerted to the fugitive’s potential presence within its area of responsibility, ERO Boston initiated an investigation and apprehended him without incident.
He will remain in ERO Boston custody pending removal proceedings.
ERO conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). EOIR is a separate entity from DHS and ICE. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case, determining if a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.
In fiscal year 2022, ERO arrested 46,396 noncitizens with criminal histories. This group had 198,498 associated charges and convictions, including 21,531 assault offenses; 8,164 sex and sexual assault offenses; 5,554 weapons offenses; 1,501 homicide-related offenses; and 1,114 kidnapping offenses.
As one of ICE’s three operational directorates, ERO is 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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