ERO New York City arrests Bangladeshi citizen convicted of child sex abuse
NEW YORK — On March 6, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested a citizen of Bangladesh convicted of sexual abuse of a person less than 14 years old. Fugitive Operations officers apprehended the 40-year-old child predator pursuant to a warrant of arrest in Queens.
“ERO New York City has zero tolerance for predators who engage in criminal behavior against children in our communities,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo. “Our officers will relentlessly pursue these noncitizens and remove them from the United States.”
The Bangladeshi citizen entered the United States on or about March 7, 2009, at or near New York as the spouse of a U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident.
On May 16, 2022, the Kings Country Supreme Criminal Court convicted him of sexual abuse of a person less than 14 years old and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment.
On Oct. 18, the noncitizen was served with a notice to appear charging removability pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. He will be detained in custody, without bond, pending removal proceedings.
Noncitizens placed into removal proceedings receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). EOIR is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice and is separate from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case. ERO officers carry out the removal decisions made by the federal immigration judges.
In fiscal year 2022, ERO arrested 46,396 noncitizens with criminal histories; this group had 198,498 associated charges and convictions. These included 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.
Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-347-2423 or completing ICE’s online tip form.
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