Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Boston arrested Elmer Sola, a 49-year-old Salvadoran national, on September 10th in Nantucket. Sola is facing 11 charges of sex crimes against a child.
Sola is accused of entering the United States illegally and later committing the alleged crimes in Nantucket. He has been arraigned in Nantucket Superior Court on three counts of aggravated rape of a child and eight counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.
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“Elmer Sola unlawfully entered the United States, then made his way into our Nantucket community before allegedly committing some horrific and despicable crimes against a child,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “The officers of ERO Boston will not tolerate such a threat to the children of our New England neighborhoods. We will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders.”
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Sola is currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review, an independent agency within the Department of Justice, will determine whether Sola is subject to deportation.
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