The Guatemalan national was convicted on charges of sex with a minor in 2021.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations's Boston field office made the arrest Oct. 17. A convicted Guatemalan national who dodged the U.S. sex offender registry for years while living in the country illegally was arrested last week.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations's Boston field office made the arrest Oct. 17. The 35-year-old man was wanted by California authorities after he failed to register as a sex offender in the state.A California Superior Court judge convicted the Guatemalan national in 2021 on charges of sex with a minor and sexual penetration with a foreign object on a minor. He received a three-year sentence.
“Convicted sex offenders have no right to hide out in our communities and they pose a threat to public safety,” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons said in a press release. “It gives me great pride to know that our dedicated team of ERO Boston officers remain strongly committed to locating, apprehending and seeking the removal of immigration violators like this individual who pose a clear public safety threat to the community.
The Guatemalan man entered the U.S. in 2011 through a time-limited visa, but he remained in the country illegally after the visa expired. After serving one year in jail in California, he failed to register as a sex offender and moved to Massachusetts without notifying authorities.ERO arrested 46,396 noncitizens with criminal backgrounds in 2022. More than 8,000 of these individuals had sexual assault charges against them.of restraining and raping a woman in a Cheektowaga, N.Y.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Armed and dangerous’ Massachusetts man wanted after wife found dead inside homeMassachusetts officials are looking for Aaron Pennington, whose wife Breanne Pennington was found dead in their Gardner home on Sunday while four children were inside.
Read more »
Man kills wife with children inside their Massachusetts homeA manhunt is underway for a man authorities said killed his wife while their children were at home.
Read more »
Man accused of killing wife with children inside their Massachusetts homeA manhunt is underway for a man authorities said killed his wife while their children were at home.
Read more »
'Armed and dangerous' husband sought by cops after wife fatally shot in Massachusetts homeToday's Video Headlines: 10/23/23
Read more »
Manhunt in Massachusetts for 'armed and dangerous' military vet suspected of killing wifeNatalie Kainz is a news associate for NBC News.
Read more »