ERO Boston arrests fugitive accused of raping minor in Brazil

BOSTON – ERO Boston, the Boston law enforcement and deportation agency, has arrested a Brazilian fugitive living illegally in the country who is wanted by Brazilian authorities to charge him with the rape of a vulnerable minor in his home country. ERO Boston deportation officers arrested the 23-year-old foreign national on July 23 near his Framingham residence.

U.S. Border Patrol arrested the Brazilian noncitizen on July 12, 2023, after he illegally entered the United States near Lukeville, Arizona. Border Patrol agents ordered the fugitive to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.

US Border Control released the Brazilian citizen on bail on July 14, 2023.

Brazilian authorities are currently attempting to take the fugitive into custody to charge him with the rape of a defenseless 13-year-old child. If convicted, the Brazilian fugitive faces up to 15 years in prison.

ERO Boston deportation officers arrested the 23-year-old Brazilian alien near his Framingham residence on July 23. The fugitive remains in ERO custody.

ERO conducts removals of individuals who have no lawful reason to remain in the United States, including under orders from immigration judges in the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is a separate agency from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each case and determine whether a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or is eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.

Citizens with information on criminal aliens may report crimes or suspicious activity by calling the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or by completing the online tip form.

As one of ICE’s three operating directorates, ERO is the primary federal agency responsible for domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland by arresting and deporting individuals who undermine the safety and security of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws. ERO’s primary areas of focus are internal enforcement operations, managing the agency’s detained and non-detained population, and repatriating noncitizens who have received final removal orders. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-police support personnel in 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas stations, and several temporary duty stations along the border.

Learn more about ERO Boston’s mission to increase public safety in our New England communities on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @EROBoston.