A fugitive from the Dominican Republic, wanted for homicide in his home country, has been arrested in Lawrence, Massachusetts, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal law enforcement partners.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston officers, working with agents from FBI Boston and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New England, apprehended the individual on April 3rd.
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“This Dominican fugitive hoped to escape the law in his native country by hiding out in Massachusetts,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “We will now return him to the Dominican Republic to face the justice system there. We refuse to allow New England to become a safe haven for the world’s criminal elements. ICE Boston will continue to arrest and remove criminal alien offenders from our communities.”
According to ICE, the individual illegally entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without inspection, admission, or parole by a U.S. immigration official.
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Dominican Republic officials issued a criminal arrest warrant for the individual on April 30, 2018, charging him with homicide, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
The arrest was a collaborative effort between ICE ERO Boston, FBI Boston, and DEA New England.
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