ERO Boston arrests fugitive wanted for firearms charge in Brazil

HARTFORD, Conn. — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a previously removed Brazilian fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country to face a firearms charge. Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Hartford field office arrested the 39-year-old unlawfully present fugitive July 11 near his residence in Danbury.

“This Brazilian fugitive attempted to flee a firearms charge in his home country and take up refuge in Connecticut,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “We cannot allow our communities to become safe havens for the world’s criminals. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from New England.”

U.S. Border Patrol arrested the Brazilian national after he unlawfully entered the United States July 19, 2004, near Hidalgo, Texas. USBP served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and released him on an order of recognizance.

On Nov. 9, 2004, a Department of Justice immigration judge in Hartford ordered the Brazilian noncitizen removed from the United States.

The Brazilian noncitizen voluntarily departed from the United States Nov. 15, 2005.

He unlawfully reentered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.

The Sudbury, Massachusetts, Police Department arrested the Brazilian noncitizen June 30, 2008, for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Later that day, ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against him and arrested him at the Sudbury Police Department.

On July 1, 2008, ERO Boston served the Brazilian national with a notice of intent/decision to reinstate a final order of removal.

ERO Boston removed the Brazilian national from the United States to Brazil Aug. 6, 2008.

USBP arrested the Brazilian noncitizen after he unlawfully reentered the United States July 17, 2018, near Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

USBP served the noncitizen with a notice of intent/decision to reinstate final order of removal July 18, 2018. Later that day, USBP charged the Brazilian national with reentry of a removed noncitizen.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico convicted the Brazilian noncitizen Aug. 15, 2018, for reentry of a removed noncitizen and sentenced him to time served.

ERO Houston removed the Brazilian noncitizen from the United States to Brazil Sept. 25, 2018.

USBP again arrested the Brazilian national after he unlawfully reentered the United States August 1, 2019, near El Paso, Texas. USBP served the Brazilian noncitizen with a notice to appear before a DOJ immigration judge and released him from custody on an order of release on recognizance.

Brazilian authorities are seeking custody of the Brazilian national to face a criminal charge of illegal possession of a firearm of permitted use.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Hartford field office arrested the 39-year-old unlawfully present fugitive July 11 near his residence in Danbury. He remains in ERO custody.

ERO conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. EOIR is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case, determining if a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.

Members of the public with information regarding child sex offenders can report crimes or suspicious activity by dialing the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

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Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.gov)