US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston introduced on Wednesday the arrests of two unlawful immigrants who’ve been charged with forcibly raping kids in Massachusetts, in addition to a 3rd particular person who was convicted of raping a toddler in Brazil, and was hiding within the US after being caught and launched on the US border in 2022.
The arrests come after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey mentioned her state wouldn’t cooperate with President-elect Trump’s federal immigration enforcement efforts as soon as he returns to the Oval Workplace in January.
ICE mentioned one of many suspects, an unlawful immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested for forcible rape of a kid, however was launched in Nice Barrington, Massachusetts, by authorities, who ignored a detainer request made by the federal company to carry or switch him to federal custody.
The suspect, 21-year-old Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz, entered the US on Sept. 24, 2020, close to Eagle Go, Texas, and was launched by US Border Patrol with a discover to look earlier than a Division of Justice (DOJ) Government Workplace of Immigration Overview Decide.
He was later arrested in western Massachusetts by Nice Barrington police on Feb. 29, 2024, for rape of a kid by pressure, rape of a kid, and indecent assault and battery on an individual 14 or older.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Elimination Operations (ERO) Boston lodged a detainer with the police division, however it was ignored, and De Paz-Munoz was launched on bail earlier than ERO Boston officers may take him into custody.
He has since been charged by the Berkshire County Superior Court docket with the crimes, that are nonetheless pending, and he stays in custody.
“Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz stands accused of horrifically victimizing a Massachusetts child and represents a significant threat to our neighborhoods,” performing ERO Boston Subject Workplace Director Patricia H. Hyde mentioned. “We owe it to the children of our New England communities to prioritize public safety above everything else.”
The second suspect, 42-year-old Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos of Colombia, was arrested by Nice Barrington police on Oct. 8, 2023, for allegedly raping a toddler by pressure, statutory rape and aggravated rape.
Buitrago-Gusto was admitted into the US on Might 4, 2016, at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York, although he failed to go away underneath the phrases of his visa.
After his arrest in October 2023, ERO Boston lodged an immigration arrest with the Nice Barrington Police Division.
Later that month, Buitrago-Gusto was arraigned within the Southern Berkshire District Court docket and held with out bail.
The costs had been elevated to the Berkshire County Superior Court docket on March 18, which honored the immigration detainer and launched him into custody of ERO Boston on Nov. 15, after he posted bail.
“Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos stands accused of the most heinous and reprehensible of crimes,” Hyde mentioned. “We thank our law enforcement partners at the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction for prioritizing public safety and protecting children in the communities they were appointed to serve.”
The third suspect, 41-year-old Alexandre Romao De Oliveira, is a overseas fugitive convicted of raping a toddler in Brazil.
He was convicted within the First Felony Court docket of Jaru, Rondônia, Brazil, on Feb. 10, 2022, and sentenced to serve 14 years behind bars.
However in keeping with ICE, Romao De Oliveira fled Brazil earlier than he may serve his sentence.
On April 16, 2022, Romao De Oliveira entered the US close to Santa Teresa, New Mexico, with out admission by an immigration official, and was launched from custody after being served a discover to look earlier than a DOJ immigration evaluate decide.
ICE Boston arrested Romao De Oliveira on Monday within the northern Massachusetts metropolis of Methuen.
“Alexandre Romao De Oliveira is a convicted child rapist who fled his home country to evade justice,” Hyde mentioned. “Enhancing public safety starts with cooperation between law enforcement partners. Bringing this fugitive to justice is a direct result of the collaboration between ERO Boston, the ICE attaché offices around the globe, and our foreign law enforcement counterparts.”
