ERO Boston removes fugitive sought by Brazilian authorities for attempted homicide

BOSTON — ERO Boston removed a 23-year-old Brazilian fugitive from the United States who was wanted by authorities in his home country for attempted homicide. Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Felipe Augusto De Oliveira from the United States to Brazil July 26 and turned him over to Brazilian authorities.

“Felipe Augusto De Oliveira attempted to use our Massachusetts communities to evade an attempted homicide charge in his home country,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “Now he has been returned to Brazil to face justice there. We cannot allow the world’s criminals to use our New England neighborhoods as hideouts from the law. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by apprehending and removing egregious noncitizen offenders.”

U.S. Border Patrol apprehended De Oliveira March 28, 2023, after he unlawfully entered the United States near Lukeville, Arizona. Border Patrol officials issued De Oliveira a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and subsequently released him on an order of recognizance.

Brazilian authorities issued a warrant for De Oliveira’s arrest for the charge of attempted homicide.

Upon confirming De Oliveira’s presence in Massachusetts, deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the Brazilian noncitizen May 2 in Lowell.

On July 1, the Department of Justice immigration judge ordered De Oliveira removed from the United States to Brazil.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed De Oliveira from the United States to Brazil July 26 and turned him over to Brazilian authorities. If convicted, De Oliveira faces up to 30 years in prison.

ERO conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 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.

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.

Members of the public with information regarding noncitizen offenders are encouraged to report crimes or suspicious activity by dialing the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

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