Deportation officers have arrested an illegal immigrant who entered the United States undetected and is suspected of raping a minor in Massachusetts, federal immigration officials said.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Yader Alexander Morales Quevedo, a 24-year-old Guatemalan national, on May 28 in Bristol County for allegedly raping a minor. Announced ICE classified him as a “fugitive,” noting that he entered the country undetected, at an unknown time and place, and without being inspected or paroled by federal immigration authorities. (Related: Despite ICE Detention, Blue State Releases Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Murdering 2 Children)
“Yadel Alexander Morales Quevedo will now stand trial facing very serious charges,” said Todd Lyons, director of ERO’s Boston field office. “He posed a significant threat to children in our Massachusetts communities.”
“ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by apprehending and removing violent criminal aliens from our New England neighborhoods,” Lyons continued.
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According to ICE, the New Bedford Municipal Court indicted Morales-Quevedo on one count of rape of a minor in August 2022, and later upgraded the charges to Superior Court. Morales-Quevedo was indicted in January 2023 by Bristol County Superior Court on charges of “rape of a child and nudity, lewd pose/exhibition of a child.”
The suspect, a Guatemalan national, will remain in ERO custody pending the outcome of removal proceedings, the agency confirmed.
The announcement follows other arrests highlighted by ICE in New England. On Friday, the ICE Boston office slammed Rhode Island authorities for refusing to comply with ICE detention orders and releasing an illegal immigrant who had been charged locally with sexually assaulting a “severely mentally disabled” individual.
The latest federal data shows the number of fugitives has skyrocketed under the Biden administration.
According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data released through a records request, more than 1.6 million escapes have been recorded over the three-year period from fiscal year 2021 to 2023. This number is more than all of the escapes recorded from fiscal year 2010 to 2020 under both the Trump and Obama administrations.
These figures also do not include unidentified fugitives.
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