Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended a 22-year-old Dominican national, Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa, following local charges of domestic kidnapping and violating a protection order.
Natera-Santa was initially arrested by the Providence Police Department in October 2023 for domestic kidnapping and fraudulent credit card use. Authorities released him the following day.
However, just five months later, in March 2024, the Rhode Island State Police arrested him again for violating a no-contact order issued to protect the victim.
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ERO Boston subsequently lodged an immigration detainer against Natera-Santa with the Adult Correctional Institute in Cranston. However, the Rhode Island Sheriff’s Office did not honor the detainer, and Natera-Santa was released once again on May 25th. Deportation officers with ERO Boston’s Providence field office then took Natera-Santa into custody on the same day.
“Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa was arrested by local police for domestic kidnapping, then five months later, he was arrested again for violating a protection order,” said ERO Boston Field Officer Director Todd M. Lyons. “He not only allegedly showed a complete disregard for the law, he clearly posed a threat to the residents of our Rhode Island communities. ERO Boston will continue our mission of prioritizing public safety by arresting and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders from New England.”
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Natera-Santa will now face immigration proceedings before a Department of Justice (DOJ) immigration judge. These proceedings will determine his eligibility to remain in the United States.
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