The US Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) company says officers from its Enforcement and Removing Operations (ERO) in Boston, Massachusetts have arrested an unlawfully current Jamaican nationwide convicted of sexual assault and battery of a Massachusetts resident.
On Friday, ICE mentioned the 30-year-old, Jamaican-born, convicted intercourse offender was apprehended in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
It mentioned deportation officers apprehended the unidentified Jamaican non-citizen, who was convicted of two counts of indecent assault and battery of an individual over the age of 14 in November 2023, throughout a nationwide regulation enforcement effort that netted 275 noncitizen intercourse offenders. The nationwide operation ran from February 5 to February 16.
“This unlawfully current Jamaican nationwide – whose title was not launched, posed a major risk to the residents of Massachusetts,” mentioned ERO Boston Area Workplace Director Todd M. Lyons. “We merely can’t permit noncitizen intercourse offenders to roam the streets of New England victimizing the law-abiding individuals of our communities.
“ERO Boston stands dedicated to prioritizing the security of our public by apprehending and eradicating such predators,” he added.
ICE mentioned the Jamaican nationwide entered america in Might 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina, on a non-immigrant visa that permitted him to stay in america till April 11, 2018. ICE mentioned he failed to depart by that date.
In August 2022, ICE mentioned police in Barnstable arrested and charged him with two counts of obscene materials to a minor, two counts of indecent assault and battery on an individual over 14 years of age, and assault to rape a toddler.
ICE mentioned the Jamaican nationwide pleaded responsible to the 2 counts of indecent assault and battery on an individual over 14 years of age within the Barnstable District Courtroom in November 2023.
The court docket sentenced him to a few years of supervised probation and dismissed the remaining fees, ICE mentioned
It mentioned deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended him on February 12 in Wellfleet and took him into custody, the place he’ll stay in ERO custody pending removing proceedings.
The immigration enforcement company mentioned this apprehension was a part of a nationwide enforcement effort concentrating on noncitizens with sexual offences.
It mentioned deportation officers from ERO area places of work arrested 275 people presenting important threats to public security.
In fiscal yr 2023, ICE mentioned ERO arrested 73,822 noncitizens with felony histories; this group had 290,178 related fees and convictions with a median of 4 per particular person, ICE mentioned.
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