A 30-year-old man from the Dominican Republic was arrested by Enforcement and Removal officers in Boston April 11 for a murder in his native country.
The Dominican Republic national was detained by Boston police after officers discovered he was wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic during a global law enforcement background check conducted following his arrest by the Massachusetts Police Department for operating a vehicle without a license, according to an April 17 news release.
“ERO Boston targets individuals who threaten to harm our communities,” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons said in the release. “ERO is one of a select few law enforcement agencies that can make our communities safer by removing people who commit crimes or attempt to evade arrest by hiding in our neighborhoods. Be assured, our officers will continue to identify threats to the community and remove them expeditiously.”
The Dominican fugitive illegally entered the southern border of the United States in December 2021 and was originally detained by the U.S. Border Patrol on December 31, 2021, in Hidalgo, Texas. He was sent to ERO in McAllen, Texas, which released him as part of an alternative to detention program.
The Dominican Republic's Office of Judicial Services declared April 9, 2022, that they were seeking the arrest of the Dominican native for the crime of homicide, according to the release.
The man will be held in the custody of ERO Boston until the conclusion of an immigration hearing in court, the release said.
ERO agents use their expertise as law enforcement officials to make case-by-case enforcement judgments that are professional, responsible and best guard against the biggest threats to the homeland and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, according to the release.
ERO detained 46,396 noncitizens with criminal backgrounds for the fiscal year 2022, the release reported. Moreover, 198,498 charges and convictions were associated with this group, including 21,531 assault offenses; 8,164 sex and sexual assault offenses; 5,554 weapon offenses; 1,501 homicide-related offenses; and 1,114 kidnapping offenses.
