ICE Boston arrests alien fugitive wanted for homicide in Dominican Republic

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal law enforcement partners from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service apprehended a Dominican fugitive wanted in his native country for homicide. Officers with ICE Boston, agents from DEA New England and Marshals from USMS Boston arrested the Dominican fugitive Mar. 19 in Boston.

“This Dominican fugitive attempted to undermine the justice system in his home country by hiding out in Massachusetts,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “We will not allow our New England communities to become safe havens for the world’s criminal elements. ICE Boston will continue to arrest and remove criminal alien offenders from our neighborhoods.”

The alien illegally entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.

Dominican officials issued a criminal arrest warrant for him July 4, 2017, for homicide, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

Officers with ICE Boston, agents from DEA New England and Marshals from USMS Boston made the arrest.

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