Central Islip, NY
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Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer
Central Islip Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status: Lawyer Two Long Island brothers who spent nearly half their lives in the US were abruptly deported, despite having no criminal record and a pending path to legal residency, their attorney claims. Jose Trejo Lopez, 20, and Josue Trejo Lopez, 19, were deported to El Salvador on Wednesday, May 7, just weeks after a New York Family Court granted them legal guardianship—an important step in their effort to remain in the US legally, their attorney, East Islip immigration lawyer Ala Amoachi, said. The brothers, originally from El Salvador, came to the US in 2016 at ages 10 and 11 with their mother, fleei…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cambridge, MA
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More Child Porn Charges For Former Music Teacher At Elite Cambridge Private School: DOJ More Child Porn Charges For Former Music Teacher At Elite Cambridge Private School: DOJ More Child Porn Charges For Former Music Teacher At Elite Cambridge Private School: DOJ
More Child Porn Charges For Former Music Teacher At Elite Cambridge Private School: DOJ A former teacher at a prestigious Massachusetts private school accused of sharing child pornography now faces federal charges after investigators said he paid someone to produce more videos and bragged about having sex with boys younger than 13 years old.  Joshua DeWitte, 50, of Cambridge, was arrested last week and charged with sexual exploitation of minors, attempt, and conspiracy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents said. He is accused of paying Christopher Allan Tisoy, a 27-year-old Filipino man who worked at a Baltimore hospital, to produce multiple videos. He…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side
Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side Federal officials say members of Congress and a group of protestors forced their way into a New Jersey immigration detention center housing some of the country’s most violent offenders—even though a federal law explicitly gives the lawmakers the right to be there. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims the group “stormed” into Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark on Friday, May 9, where Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was also arrested for trespassing, but later released that evening. According to ICE, the lawmakers and protestors entered through the facility’s first security checkp…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
'State-Sanctioned Harassment': ICE Bust In Massachusetts Sparks Outrage, Multiple Arrests 'State-Sanctioned Harassment': ICE Bust In Massachusetts Sparks Outrage, Multiple Arrests 'State-Sanctioned Harassment': ICE Bust In Massachusetts Sparks Outrage, Multiple Arrests
'State-Sanctioned Harassment': ICE Bust In Massachusetts Sparks Outrage, Multiple Arrests An Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation this week in Massachusetts turned "chaotic" when a group of neighbors refused to let federal agents arrest a woman, forcing a confrontation between them and local police, officials said. Agents ultimately arrested the woman, while Worcester police took her daughter and another woman into custody after the pair resisted, authorities said. The incident marks the latest confrontation between federal agents and citizens as debates over immigration enforcement continue to spill into American cities and neighborhoods. ICE agents called for police a…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules
Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release a Tufts University doctoral student who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for more than six weeks after she wrote a pro-Palestine op-ed. The judge in Vermont granted bail to Rumeysa Öztürk on Friday, May 9. US District Judge William Sessions said the federal government had proven no basis for detaining Öztürk other than her student newspaper op-ed, criticizing the university's response to Israel's occupation of Gaza. The 30-year-old was detained by six masked, plainclothes officers whil…

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by Chris Spiker
Dedham, MA
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Feds Re-Arrest Dedham Robbery Suspect After Local Jail Lets Him Walk Free: ICE Feds Re-Arrest Dedham Robbery Suspect After Local Jail Lets Him Walk Free: ICE Feds Re-Arrest Dedham Robbery Suspect After Local Jail Lets Him Walk Free: ICE
Feds Re-Arrest Dedham Robbery Suspect After Local Jail Lets Him Walk Free: ICE A Dominican national accused of committing a violent robbery in Dedham was taken back into custody by federal agents after a local jail released him, ignoring an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer, authorities said. Emerson Esteban Arias-Polanco, 27, was arrested in Boston by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working with the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He remains in ICE custody. Related: ICE Busts Guatemalan Man Accused Of Child Sex Crimes In Worcester The arrest followed months of ten…

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by Josh Lanier
East Orange, NJ
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ICE Newark Nabs Man Wanted For Homicide In East Orange ICE Newark Nabs Man Wanted For Homicide In East Orange ICE Newark Nabs Man Wanted For Homicide In East Orange
ICE Newark Nabs Man Wanted For Homicide In East Orange A 23-year-old man living illegally in New Jersey was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Newark officers in East Orange on Tuesday, April 29. Juan Luis Ramos Marin is wanted in his native Venezuela for homicide, ICE said. He entered the United States without being inspected, admitted or paroled by an immigration officer, ICE said. Marin has criminal convictions in the United States for  disorderly conduct and petit larceny, with pending charges for multiple theft-related offenses, including property theft valued between $100 and $25,000, and possession of stolen property …

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Virginia Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Virginia Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Virginia Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges
Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Virginia Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges A Honduran national with a violent criminal history in Virginia is back in federal custody after local charges of attempted rape and abduction were unexpectedly dismissed, officials said. Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, was arrested by ICE officers in Fairfax on Friday, May 2, shortly after his latest charges — including abduction with intent to defile and burglary with intent to murder or rape — were dropped, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Despite the court’s decision, federal officials say Baquedano-Rodriguez poses a “calamitous hazard” to the public and should never hav…

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by Zak Failla
Framingham, MA
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Convicted Felon Living Illegally In Mass Busted In Framingham: ICE Convicted Felon Living Illegally In Mass Busted In Framingham: ICE Convicted Felon Living Illegally In Mass Busted In Framingham: ICE
Convicted Felon Living Illegally In Mass Busted In Framingham: ICE Federal officers have arrested a Guatemalan national with a long criminal record who had been living illegally in Massachusetts, authorities said.  Byron Aroldo Charres-Giron, 41, was taken into custody during a federal operation in Framingham, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Tuesday, April 29.  “Byron Aroldo Charres-Giron broke the law by illegally entering the United States and has habitually broken the law in Massachusetts since settling in our region,” said Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Boston. “Every one of his convictions represents …

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
3 US Citizen Children, Including 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient, Deported To Honduras 3 US Citizen Children, Including 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient, Deported To Honduras 3 US Citizen Children, Including 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient, Deported To Honduras
3 US Citizen Children, Including 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient, Deported To Honduras Immigration officials deported three US citizen children — ages 2, 4, and 7 — along with their mothers late last week, according to multiple reports. The 4-year-old is battling stage four cancer, and they were deported without medication or access to their doctors. One of the mothers is also pregnant, reports said. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana said the families had lived in the U.S. for years, establishing deep roots in their communities. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained them earlier last week and kept them incommunicado, ignoring frantic attempts by …

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports
Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports The suspect who allegedly stole Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse during an Easter weekend outing has been apprehended — and was reportedly in the country illegally. Noem was eating dinner at a restaurant in Washington, DC when an unknown thief snatched her purse, which contained $3,000 in cash, an ID badge, passport, driver's license, and other valuables, according to CNN. This weekend, multiple reports confirmed that a suspect — described as an illegal immigrant — was arrested in connection with the theft.  A second suspect remains at large. NBC News reported that the…

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by Zak Failla
La Plata, MD
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Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Charles County Murder Was In US Illegally, ICE Says Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Charles County Murder Was In US Illegally, ICE Says Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Charles County Murder Was In US Illegally, ICE Says
Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Charles County Murder Was In US Illegally, ICE Says The Maryland man accused of murdering his girlfriend and burying her body in a wooded area entered the US illegally and was already facing deportation, immigration officials confirmed. Keycy Robinson Alexis Barrera-Rosa, 23, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lesbia Mileth Ramirez-Guerra, was apprehended by ICE agents earlier this month after showing up at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office to report her missing. According to ICE, Barrera-Rosa — a Guatemalan national — had previously been arrested by Border Patrol in April 2019 near El Paso, Texas, and issued a notice …

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by Zak Failla