A Brazilian nationwide and suspected gang member was pictured smiling as he was arrested throughout an immigration enforcement operation in Massachusetts.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Caio Vitor Guimaraes-Silva, 21, in Bellingham earlier this month. He was within the nation illegally and stays in federal custody, ICE mentioned in a press release.
In {a photograph} launched by ICE, Guimaraes-Silva might be smiling on the digicam as he’s taken away in handcuffs.
“Caio Vitor Guimaraes-Silva has not solely proven a blatant disregard for U.S. immigration legal guidelines, however he additionally introduced a major hazard to the residents of Massachusetts,” ICE Enforcement and Elimination Operations Boston appearing Subject Workplace Director Patricia Hyde mentioned in a press release.
“As a documented member of a violent road gang and an alien convicted of a violent crime, we may now not abide Mr. Guimaraes’ presence in our group,” Hyde mentioned. “ICE Boston will proceed to prioritize public security by arresting and eradicating unlawful alien offenders from our New England neighborhoods.”
ICE had filed an immigration detainer in opposition to Guimaraes-Silva on Feb. 16, 2024, after he was arrested by native authorities.
On Sept. 9, 2024, the Milford District Court docket discovered Guimaraes-Silva responsible of two counts of assault and battery in opposition to a Massachusetts resident.
He was sentenced to 1 12 months in jail however with all however 90 days of time served suspended, Hyde mentioned.
“The courtroom then launched Guimaraes from state custody, ignoring the ICE immigration detainer,” ICE mentioned in its assertion.
Court docket officers would not have the authority to carry a person in custody solely on the premise of a Federal Civil Immigration Detainer, Jennifer Donahue, spokesperson for the Massachusetts Trial Courts, mentioned in a press release to Boston 25 on Friday.
“With a purpose to adjust to Massachusetts legislation, courtroom officers are prohibited from aiding or interfering with ICE brokers in executing their obligations below Federal legislation,” Donahue mentioned.
“That signifies that a courtroom officer won’t intrude with ICE arresting a person who has been launched,” Donahue mentioned. “Alternatively, courtroom officers are prohibited from preserving a launched particular person in custody awaiting an ICE agent.”
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