ICE nabs illegal immigrant wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting minor, in Mass.
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MassachusettsICE nabs illegal migrant accused of heinous crime and released by Massachusetts sheriff’s office
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office ended its relationship with ICE in 2019
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An El Salvadoran illegal immigrant wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a child has been arrested by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Massachusetts, after a local sheriff's office ignored a detainer to hold him.
ICE said its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested 55-year-old Hugo Israel Ruiz on Dec.
17 on felony charges of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, adding that he remains in custody pending immigration and criminal proceedings.
The Revere Police Department arrested Ruiz on Aug.
22, and his hearing was held at the Chelsea District Court.
The court allowed Ruiz to be released from the Nashua Street Jail on bail, despite an immigration detainerrequesting ICE be notified of his release.
CHILD RAPE AND VIOLENT INCIDENTS REPORTED AT MASSACHUSETTS MIGRANT SHELTERS, FORMER FACILITY DIRECTOR SAYS ICE arrested Hugo Israel Ruiz, and illegal immigrant wanted on charges of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, on Dec.
17, 2024, after a court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts failed to honor ICE's detainer and released him on bail.
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But the sheriff's office that operates the jail ignored the detainer, releasing Ruiz into the public without notifying ICE.
"ERO Boston will take every opportunity to identify, locate and take into custody criminal noncitizens facing felony charges and keep them in custody until their criminal and immigration proceedings are resolved," ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H.
In October 2019, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Departmentterminated its contract with ICE, and instead chose to shift resources due to the increasing population of women entering the Suffolk County House of Correction, according to a statement from Sheriff Steve Thompkins at the time.
"We are ending our contract with ICE to reallocate our resources towards helping local women to address long-standing issues that have contributed to their involvement in the criminal justice system," Tompkins said in the statement.
"Our gender-specific programming, which is among the best in the country, allows us to address these issues, which include domestic violence, sexual exploitation and substance use disorders, to name a few."
DEM GOVERNOR THREATENS TO USE 'EVERY TOOL' TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP-ERA DEPORTATIONS An exterior view of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency headquarters is seen July 6, 2018 in Washington, DC.
The statement, which appears on his campaign website, noted that the contract with ICE to house federal immigration detainees was first signed in 2003.
The then acting director of ICE ERO Boston said the agency was disappointed by the sheriff’s decision after sharing a "mutually beneficial" partnership for over a decade.
The latest arrest comes as Massachusetts Gov.
Maura Healey has said that her state police will "absolutely not" be cooperating with the expected mass deportation effort by the incoming Trump administration, warning that she will use "every tool in the toolbox"to "protect" residents in the blue state.
President-elect Trump has pledged to launch the "largest domestic deportation operation in American history" to deport millions of illegal immigrants.
One report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) estimated 50,000 migrants have arrived in the state since 2021.
‘LIBERATION DAY': WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP ON BORDER SECURITY, IMMIGRATION Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey held a morning press conference announcing significant action related to the state's emergency shelter system.
(Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
"I do think it is important that we all recognize that there is going to be a lot of pressure on states and state officials.
Last year, Healey declared a state of emergencyin the state due to the surge and called for federal action.
She also acknowledged that the state’s policies may be a draw for migrants.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "Many of these families are migrants to Massachusetts, drawn here because we are and proudly have been a beacon to those in need," she wrote in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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