Two more illegal immigrants were arrested the same day by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Martha's Vineyard on suspicion of crimes, and more recent immigrants were arrested on wealthy islands off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
On September 17, ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston team tracked down a 36-year-old Brazilian fugitive to Oak Bluffs who was wanted by authorities in his home country. The man, who was not named in his Sept. 30 release, was spared a 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, officials said.
“This fugitive was convicted of international drug crimes in Brazil, but instead of repaying his debts to society, he chose to flee and hide on Martha's Vineyard,” said Patricia H., Acting Director of ERO's Boston Field Office.・Hyde said.
“Our police officers are the best in the world at finding people who don't want to be found. ERO Boston prioritizes public safety by apprehending and removing egregious non-citizen criminals from New England communities. We will continue our mission to do so.”
Martha's Vineyard's wealthy liberal Nantucket Island witnesses six ice arrests in one month, including MS-13 gang member
On September 17, a 36-year-old Brazilian immigrant wanted on charges of international drug trafficking was arrested at ERO Boston on Martha's Vineyard. (ERO Boston)
The Brazilian was legally admitted to the country on March 7, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. However, unbeknownst to the immigration authorities who allowed him to enter the country, he was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison by a Brazilian court on May 10, 2012.
Also on September 17, authorities arrested a 50-year-old Salvadoran man wanted by authorities in his home country for crimes against humanity hiding in the Martha's Vineyard town of Tisbury.
“This Salvadoran fugitive is wanted by authorities in his home country on very serious and worrying charges,” Hyde said in a statement, but the identity of the 50-year-old suspect was not disclosed. do not have. “He sought refuge in Massachusetts to escape the laws of his home country. He posed a grave threat to the residents of Martha's Vineyard. ERO Boston will continue to work hard to arrest and remove malicious noncitizens. “Criminals will prioritize the public safety of all New England communities.” ”
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On September 17, a 50-year-old Salvadoran immigrant wanted for crimes against humanity in his home country was arrested in the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. (ERO Boston)
The Salvadoran was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the U.S. border near Harlingen, Texas, on November 27, 1994. On June 21, 1995, an immigration judge ordered his deportation to El Salvador.
Several years later, on July 6, 2003, the same man was convicted of disorderly conduct in Portland, Maine Superior Court and sentenced to fines and court costs.
ERO Boston officials arrested the man in 2009, but released him on an order of supervision through the Alternative to Detention Program, the agency said.
The program, which began in 2004, is [monitoring] “Techniques and case management to ensure noncitizens comply with release conditions, court hearings, and final removal orders,” the agency said.
However, he violated the terms of the program and was arrested again by authorities on May 18, 2010, and deported for the second time on June 20, 2011.
The man remains in ERO custody. The nature of his crimes in his home country and the timing of his arrest there are unknown.
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Their arrests are the latest on the wealthy and liberal islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. On September 3, Wally Neto, a 24-year-old Brazilian illegal immigrant, was arrested on Martha's Vineyard. According to ERO Boston, he is charged with five counts of raping a minor in Massachusetts after illegally entering the United States in the Paso del Norte border area of Texas in 2018.
On September 10, authorities took into custody on Nantucket Island Brian Daniel Aldana-Arevalo and Elmer Sola, 28-year-old Salvadoran immigrants accused of sex crimes against children.
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The next day, authorities arrested Jean de Amaral Belafronte, a Brazilian immigrant who was charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14 on the island.
Felix Alberto Perez Gomez, 41, from Guatemala, was also arrested on the island on the same day on suspicion of committing a sex crime against a Nantucket resident.
On September 12, documented MS-13 gang member Ángel Gabriel delas-Mejia, a resident of Salvador, was arrested on Nantucket Island, according to the agency.
