In rare cases, a Massachusetts Police The department praised the demands of US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees on illegal Brazilian foreigners accused of rape.
Ice Boston arrested 21-year-old Willian Robert Basconcelos dos Santos of Falmouth, Massachusetts after being charged with raping a Massachusetts resident last month.
“Willian Robert Vasconcelos dos Santos has been charged with horrific sacrificing a Massachusetts resident, representing a major threat to the residents of our community,” said Ice Enforcement. said Patricia H. Hyde, acting field office director for Boston, Elimination Business (ERO). “In this case, I was grateful to the Falmouth District Court for honoring the Ice immigrant detainee and allowing officers to obtain custody of Basconcelos in prison safety, rather than having to arrest him on a massive scale. Ice Boston continues to prioritize public safety by arresting and eliminating illegal alien criminals from the New England community.”
Vasconcelos-Dos Santos was arrested by the US Border Patrol on April 10, 2024 after illegally entering the United States near San Diego.
The agent served him with a notice to appear before a Justice Department judge before he was released on his own recognition.
Less than a year later on January 20, 2025, Vasconcelos-Dos Santos was arrested again, but this time he was charged with rape by the Falmouth police station.
ICE filed an immigrant detainee against Vasconcelos-dos Santos in Falmouth District Court, and the following day he was released to ICE custody.
He is currently in ice custody.
Massachusetts Democrat Gov. Maura Healy said in November that her state police were “absolutely” working with President Donald Trump's massive deportation efforts, saying, “all the tools in the toolbox.” He said he warned that it would be used to “protect” residents of the Blue State.
But last month she changed her songs. Noting that her state is not a sanctuary state, despite a ruling by the state Supreme Court of Justice that strictly restricts law enforcement cooperation with ICE.
“I'm still opposed to efforts to target large sashes of undocumented populations that have done nothing wrong other than being here without a legitimate presence,” she said. I said that.
Healy has gained a bit of a centristic position in immigration enforcement over the past few months.
Healy said he was “enthussed” after illegal immigrants were caught using the state's immigration shelter system for illegal activities. She ordered a full inspection of the system I sent a letter to a Massachusetts legislative leader. It urges them to amend the state's “right to evacuate” law to eliminate illegal immigration.
At the time, she commented that Trump now had the opportunity to revise the border, saying, “I hope he does.”
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, However, they continue to steadfastly oppose the Trump administration's crackdown.
In fact, she expressed her anger on social media several times last month over Trump's immigration decision, saying, “We can't command state and local law enforcement for federal immigration enforcement. President Trump might think so. Perhaps, he has no authority to unilaterally rewrite our constitution.”
Peter Pinedo, Stephen Sorace and Adam Shaw of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
