On May 23rd, in Somerville, Massachusetts, a fugitive Brazilian who had been found guilty of murder in Brazil was apprehended by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston.
The foreign national, who is 50 years old, has been found to be a confirmed and active member of Primeiro Comando Da Capital (PCC), Brazil’s largest criminal gang. In his home country, he was found guilty of murder. In March 2023, he illegally entered the United States near San Luis, Arizona. He was caught by U.S. border patrol, set into expulsion procedures, and served a notification to show up under the steady gaze of a migration judge after he kept data on his homicide conviction.
ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons stated, “Foreign fugitives, like this Brazilian noncitizen, who are evading justice will not find safe harbor in our communities.” The devoted officials of ERO Boston have demonstrated consistently that we are focused on catching those, similar to this person, who compromise our security and eliminating them from our networks and our country.”
The member of the Brazilian gang has a long and violent criminal history, including convictions for attempted murder, robbery, and aggravated assault on a police officer in Brazil. He withheld information about his previous criminal convictions when U.S. Border Patrol arrested and interviewed him, according to a subsequent investigation.
The federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) of the Justice Department, ensure that noncitizens who are subject to removal proceedings receive their legal due process. EOIR is a separate department of the United States Department of Justice from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security. In these courts, immigration judges decide whether a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal based on the merits of each case. ICE agents are authorized to carry out the removal of a noncitizen once they are subject to a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge or through other legal means.
ERO officials go with implementation choices dependent upon the situation in an expert and capable way, educated by their experience as policing and such that best safeguards against the best dangers to the country and the uprightness of U.S. migration regulations.
