U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended a Guatemalan national who is illegally in the United States and facing felony sexual assault charges.
ICE Boston’s Hartford field office officers arrested Yosmar Imai Bravo-Ortiz, 21, in Hartford on February 20th.
“Yosmar Imai Bravo-Ortiz has been charged with sex crimes against a member of our Connecticut community,” said ICE Boston Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “Bravo-Ortiz represents a threat to our New England neighborhoods that ICE will not tolerate. We remain committed to our mission of prioritizing public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien threats to our residents.”
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The case history indicates that:
- U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested Bravo-Ortiz on October 25, 2018, after he illegally entered the United States near Sasabe, Arizona.
- USBP transferred Bravo-Ortiz to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
- ORR released Bravo-Ortiz on December 22, 2018.
- The Hartford Police Department arrested Bravo-Ortiz on May 14, 2024, and charged him with:
- Second-degree felony sexual assault
- Fourth-degree felony sexual assault
- Felony risk of injury to a minor
Bravo-Ortiz remains in ICE custody.
ICE encourages the public to report crimes and suspicious activity by calling 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or using the online tip form.
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