BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Over the past several days, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston have made a number of disturbing arrests of “non-citizens,” three of whom have been charged with, and/or convicted of, child rape! This has been a pattern across the state in recent months, including here on the Cape and Islands. In recent months – as previously covered in recent HN reports – the Cape and Islands has seen a large number of illegal non-citizens arrested by the ERO Boston and local police. These arrests have been for serious offenders with violent criminal histories, from murder and assaults… to the raping and sexual exploitation of children. At the bottom of this report, you’ll find a recent HN Video report related to ongoing illegal non-citizen removal flights by the current federal administration under President Biden. It’s based upon recent media statements from ICE. If you haven’t already done so, please press play to see and hear the full report… Also, if you haven’t done so already, please be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the HyannisNews.com channel on YouTube. When you subscribe for FREE, you can choose to be notified regarding new HN content as soon as it is posted!

The following 4 reports are based on recent ICE media statements, regarding an ongoing trend of disturbing ICE arrests here in Massachusetts, beyond our bridges:

1. ERO Boston arrests MS-13 member convicted of assault after local authorities refuse to turn him over to ICE…. (Top left photo)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Jose Luis Castro Jovel, a 24-year-old Salvadoran national and confirmed MS-13 gang member, Nov. 12. ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer with the Northampton District Court asking for notification before Castro’s release, but the court declined to honor it.

“ERO Boston is committed to keeping our communities safe, and we do that in partnership with local law enforcement,” said ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “But the bottom line is that immigration detainers are public safety tools. We use them to keep potentially dangerous noncitizens off our streets, and when officials don’t honor them, it puts our friends, families and neighbors at risk.”

Castro entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official. A Department of Justice immigration judge ordered his removal March 22, 2023, but he remained in the country.

Northampton police arrested Castro Jan. 26 for assault and battery of a family or household member. ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against him with the Northampton District Court, which followed him to the Hampden County Correctional Center, where he was detained following his arraignment. However, the Northampton District Court released him Feb. 12 without notifying ERO Boston.

ERO Boston’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Castro on a public roadway in Northampton…

As part of its mission to identify and arrest removable noncitizens, ERO lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement. An immigration detainer is a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to state or local law enforcement agencies to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released from their custody. Detainers request that state or local law enforcement agencies maintain custody of the noncitizen for a period not to exceed 48 hours beyond the time the individual would otherwise be released, allowing ERO to assume custody for removal purposes in accordance with federal law.

Detainers are critical public safety tools because they focus enforcement resources on removable noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity. Detainers increase the safety of all parties involved — ERO personnel, law enforcement officials, removable noncitizens and the public — by allowing an arrest to be made in a secure and controlled custodial setting as opposed to at-large within the community. Because detainers result in the direct transfer of a noncitizen from state or local custody to ERO custody, they also minimize the potential that an individual will reoffend. Additionally, detainers conserve scarce government resources by allowing ERO to take criminal noncitizens into custody directly rather than expending resources locating these individuals at-large.

2. ERO Boston arrests Brazilian international fugitive convicted of rape of a child… (Top right photo)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Alexandre Romao De Oliveira Nov. 18 in Methuen. De Oliveira, 41, is a Brazilian foreign fugitive convicted of rape of a child in Brazil.

“Alexandre Romao De Oliveira is a convicted child rapist who fled his home country to evade justice,” said acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde of ERO Boston. “Enhancing public safety starts with cooperation between law enforcement partners. Bringing this fugitive to justice is a direct result of the collaboration between ERO Boston, the ICE attaché offices around the globe, and our foreign law enforcement counterparts.”

The First Criminal Court of Jaru, Rondonia, Brazil convicted Romao De Oliveira Feb. 10, 2022, of rape of a child and sentenced him to serve 14 years. Romao De Oliveira fled Brazil prior to serving his sentence. Romao De Oliveira entered the United States near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Apr. 16, 2022, without admission by an immigration official and was released from DHS custody after having been served with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review judge.

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. 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…

3.  ERO Boston arrests Guatemalan national charged with rape of a child by force… (Bottom right photo)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz, 21, an unlawfully present Guatemalan national charged in Massachusetts with rape of child by force, rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery against a minor, Nov. 12 in Great Barrington.

“Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz stands accused of horrifically victimizing a Massachusetts child and represents a significant threat to our neighborhoods,” said acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde of ERO Boston. “We owe it to the children of our New England communities to prioritize public safety above everything else. ERO Boston stands committed to arresting and removing egregious noncitizen threats from the community.”

De Paz-Munoz entered the United States Sept. 24, 2020, near Eagle Pass, Texas, without admission by an immigration official. He was released by U.S. Border Patrol with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review judge.

The Great Barrington Police Department arrested De Paz-Munoz Feb. 29, 2024, for rape of a child by force, rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery on person 14 or older. ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer with the Great Barrington Police Department upon their arrest of De Paz-Munoz. The ICE detainer was ignored and De Paz-Munoz was released on bail before ERO Boston officers could respond to take him into custody. The Berkshire County Superior Court charged De Paz-Munoz with the crimes, which remain pending, and De Paz-Munoz remains in ERO custody…

4.  ERO Boston arrests Colombian national charged with rape of Massachusetts minor…  (No photo provided yet by ICE…)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a 42-year-old Colombian charged in Massachusetts with rape of a child by force, statutory rape, and aggravated rape against a minor. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos Nov. 15 in Pittsfield.

“Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos stands accused of the most heinous and reprehensible of crimes,” said acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde of ERO Boston. “We thank our law enforcement partners at the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction for prioritizing public safety and protecting children in the communities they were appointed to serve. ERO Boston stands committed to arresting and removing egregious noncitizen threats from the community.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection admitted Buitrago-Bustos into the United States May 4, 2016, at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and failed to depart under the terms of his visa.

The Great Barrington Police Department arrested Buitrago-Bustos Oct. 8, 2023, for rape of a child by force, statutory rape, and aggravated rape. ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer with the Great Barrington Police Department upon their arrest of Buitrago-Bustos. On Oct. 12, 2023, the Southern Berkshire District Court arraigned Buitrago-Bustos on the charges and ordered Buitrago-Bustos held without bail. These charges were elevated March 18 to the Berkshire County Superior Court.

The Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction in Pittsfield honored the immigration detainer and released Buitrago-Bustos into the custody of ERO Boston Nov. 15 after he posted bail. ERO Boston issued Buitrago-Bustos a notice to appear before a Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review judge. Buitrago-Bustos remains in ERO custody.

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. 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 can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

*** HN VIDEO REPORT *** ICE ANNOUNCES ONGOING ILLEGAL NON-CITIZEN REMOVAL FLIGHTS

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