A 28-year-old “runaway” immigrant was arrested and charged with rape after being released from state court, despite having a violent criminal history.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Jorge Luis Castro Alvarado in a statement Friday from its Boston, Massachusetts field office. He was arrested in Lynn, Massachusetts, on August 1.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Office Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) said the migrant “is suspected of illegally entering the United States and abusing its residents before traveling to Massachusetts. ICE said the Guatemalan migrant entered the US without inspection, admissibility or parole.
Authorities have yet to determine exactly when and where Castro-Alvarado first entered the U.S. In February, ERO Boston filed for an immigration detention order against him after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a family member or cohabitant.
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Jorge Luis Castro Alvarado, 28, was recently arrested by ICE. (iStock/ICE)
The immigrant was later found guilty of assault and sentenced to 18 months in prison, which the Lynn District Court later reduced to six months.
According to ICE, an Essex County Superior Court indicted Castro-Alvarado in April on two counts of rape and indecent assault on a person over the age of 14. The court ignored ICE's detention order and released the suspect on bail without notifying immigration authorities.
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Immigration officials say they released the suspect despite an Essex County Superior Court order detaining him. (Google Maps)
“The Essex County Superior Court released Castro on bail without notifying ERO Boston, even though an immigration detention order was in effect,” ICE reported. “The court imposed several conditions on Castro's bail, including requiring him to undergo GPS electronic monitoring prior to his release into society.”
“Castro posed a significant threat to members of our community,” Todd M. Lyons, director of ERO's Boston field office, said in a statement. “ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by capturing and eliminating non-citizen threats to our New England neighborhoods.”
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The Essex County Sheriff's Office arrested the suspect and charged him with rape and assault. (Google Maps)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Essex County Superior Court for comment but did not receive a response.
