ERO Boston arrests Bangladeshi national arrested locally for sexual assault of minors

HARTFORD, Conn. – Deportation officers from the Hartford Boston office’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) have arrested an unlawfully present Bangladeshi national who was recently arrested by police in Connecticut on charges of sexually abusing minors. Deportation officers arrested the 47-year-old on April 22 in Litchfield.

“This unlawful resident allegedly harmed our Connecticut communities by sexually abusing multiple children,” said Todd M. Lyons, ERO Boston Field Office Director. “ERO Boston will continue to work with our local partners to prioritize the safety of members of our New England communities.”

On October 12, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection admitted the Bangladeshi citizen into the United States for the purpose of transiting through the country. He violated the terms of his admission by remaining in the United States beyond November 9, 2017.

Connecticut State Police arrested the Bangladeshi national on April 2 and charged him with multiple counts of commercial sexual abuse, unlawful sexual contact with a minor, fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child and illegal sale of tobacco to a person under 21.

On April 20, ICE submitted an immigration detainee requesting custody to the Connecticut Department of Corrections at the New Haven Correctional Center in New Haven. Officers arrested him on April 22 and he remains in ICE custody pending a future hearing before a Department of Justice (DOJ) immigration judge.

As part of its mission to identify and apprehend deportable non-citizens, ERO applies immigration detention to non-citizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement. An immigration detainer is a request by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for state or local law enforcement to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released from custody. The detainees request that state or local law enforcement maintain custody of the noncitizen for a period not to exceed 48 hours beyond the time the individual would otherwise be released, so that ERO may assume custody for deportation purposes pursuant to federal law.

ERO carries out deportations of persons without a lawful basis for being in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges from the DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). EOIR is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the facts of each case and determine whether a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or whether he or she is entitled to certain forms of relief from removal.

As one of ICE’s three operational directorates, ERO is the primary federal law enforcement agency responsible for domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland by arresting and deporting those who threaten the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws. ERO’s primary areas of focus are internal enforcement operations and management of the agency’s detained and non-detained population and repatriation of non-citizens who have received final removal orders. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 employees supporting law enforcement and non-law enforcement agencies in 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations across the country, 30 overseas deployments and multiple temporary tours of duty along the border.

Members of the public with information about child sex offenders 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.

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