In Massachusetts, arrests of illegal immigrants continue as the state's Democratic leaders make clear their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a series of press releases on Wednesday that deportation officers had arrested three different undocumented immigrants accused of or convicted of child rape in less than a week in Massachusetts. announced that he had been arrested. The arrests were made across the state, limiting the ability of local law enforcement to work with ICE agents. (Related: Judge finds illegal immigrant guilty of killing Laken Riley, sentences him to life in prison without parole))
On November 18, deportation agents arrested Brazilian national Alexandre Romao de Oliveira in Methuen. According to Agency. Oliveira was found guilty of child rape in a Brazilian criminal court in February 2022 and fled the country later that year, entering the country illegally.
ICE agents arrested Billy Ernie Buitrago-Bustos, a Colombian national, in Pittsfield on November 15th. Confirmed. Bastos, who entered the country legally in 2016 but was unable to leave the country under the terms of his visa, was arrested by the Great Barrington Police Department on suspicion of indecent exposure to a child. Local authorities honored the ICE detainee stationed in Bastos and allowed agents to arrest him after he was released on bail.
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 6: ICE agents monitor hundreds of asylum seekers being processed as they enter the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on June 6, 2023. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Deportation officials also arrested Minor Stibén de Pasmuñoz, a Guatemalan national, on Nov. 12 in Great Barrington. According to Agency. Pazmuñoz, who entered the United States illegally in September 2020, was arrested by the Great Barrington Police Department in February on suspicion of child rape. However, unlike previous incidents, ICE said local authorities ignored Pazmuñoz's detainer, forcing agents to arrest him in the community.
“Mainor Steven de Paz-Muñoz is accused of horrifically harming children in Massachusetts and poses a serious threat to our neighborhoods,” said Acting Field Director Patricia.・Hyde said in a press statement. “We have a duty to the children of New England communities to put public safety above all else.”
The arrests come after both the governor of Massachusetts and the mayor of Boston publicly declared they would not cooperate in any way with the Trump administration's goal of mass deportation. President Trump has pledged to hire more Border Patrol agents, revive various Trump-era enforcement programs and eliminate birthright citizenship for people born to illegal immigrant parents, leading to the largest wave of border crossings in U.S. history. It also promises to implement a deportation program.
In response to questions shortly after the election, Democratic Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said she would “absolutely not support” the incoming administration's mass deportation plan. the governor had declared A state of emergency will be declared in 2023 due to the large number of migrants arriving in her state.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she would protect immigrants “in every way possible” from the president-elect's mass deportation plan. According to Boston Herald. In response to those comments, former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, said Mr. Wu was “not very smart” and encouraged him to learn about federal immigration law.
While Boston and many other cities in Massachusetts identify themselves as “sanctuary” cities, the entire state has also been labeled as a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. According to Center for Immigration Studies. The group cites a 2017 court ruling that limits law enforcement's ability to protect the honor of ICE detainees.
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