ERO New York City arrests noncitizen charged with sexual abuse of a child
NEW YORK — On March 22, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City’s Newburgh officers arrested a 36-year-old citizen of Mexico in Monroe. The noncitizen is charged with sexual abuse in the first degree: sexual contact with individual less than 11 years old, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, and acting in manner to injure a child less than 17. He was served with a notice to appear and is expected to remain in custody pending removal proceedings.
“Sexual abuse of children is reprehensible and will not be tolerated,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo. “ERO New York City remains committed to keeping New Yorkers safe from those who seek to do harm. Our officers will relentlessly pursue noncitizen predators who commit these egregious crimes against our children and seek to remove them from our communities.”
On an unknown date and at an unknown location, the noncitizen entered the United States without inspection or parole by an immigration official. He was arrested without incident and charged with violating Section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, an alien without being admitted or paroled, or who arrives in the United States at any time or place other than as designated by the attorney general.
Noncitizens placed into removal proceedings receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Justice Department’s 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 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 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 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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