U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken into custody a Dominican national accused of serious offenses involving drug trafficking and assault on a police officer. Daniel Encarnacion-Sanchez, aged 20, was arrested by ICE Boston officials in the city on February 7th.
"Daniel Encarnacion-Sanchez illegally entered the United States and has been charged with trafficking poison in our Massachusetts community and assaulting an officer of the law," stated Patricia H. Hyde, the acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston. "He represents a significant threat to our residents that we will not tolerate. ICE Boston remains dedicated to our mission to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien threats from New England neighborhoods."
Previously, Encarnacion-Sanchez had been apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol on November 21, 2023, after his illegal entry into the United States. He was subsequently issued a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.
The Malden District Court arraigned Encarnacion-Sanchez on November 27, 2024, on charges of drug trafficking and possession with intent to distribute. Following this, ICE Boston filed an immigration detainer against him with the Middlesex County House of Corrections on December 3, 2024.
On February 6, the Boston Police Department arrested Encarnacion-Sanchez again, this time accusing him of assaulting a police officer and trafficking drugs including heroin and crack. Despite the charges, the Dorchester District Court released him on personal recognizance the next day.
Encarnacion-Sanchez was arrested by ICE Boston officers after his court release on February 7. He was deported to the Dominican Republic on March 16.
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