ICE agents in Boston have arrested a 41-year-old Salvadoran fugitive wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide as Everett’s mayor questioned why the felon wasn’t already grabbed.
The man’s name is not being released “due to privacy issues,” immigration officials posted Friday, but they did say the fugitive was arrested in Everett.
Salvadoran authorities issued an arrest warrant for the illegal immigrant for aggravated homicide on Aug. 22, 2016. He somehow crossed into the U.S. and traveled to Everett since then.
Interpol lists 22 “Red Notices” for men wanted by El Salvador, all in their early 40s, who are all considered dangerous. “Red Notices are issued for serious crimes like murder, rape, and fraud,” Interpol states.
“This Salvadoran fugitive attempted to flee justice in his home country by trying to hide out in Massachusetts,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde.
“Our ICE officers are the best in the business at finding foreign fugitives who don’t want to be found,” Hyde added. “Now this alien will have his day in court. ICE ERO Boston will continue our mission to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing alien offenders from our New England communities.”
This all comes as El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has offered to jail any illegal immigrants being deported out of the U.S. in his mega-prisons “in exchange for a fee,” Fox News reported.
“Border czar” Tom Homan also said this week President Donald Trump won’t hesitate to use the U.S. military if Mexican cartels target American troops on the southern border, ABC News reports.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a second flight of illegal immigrants wanted or already convicted of serious crimes has arrived at a Guantanamo Bay detention and processing center. The Wall Street Journal reports those on the second flight were known gang members from Venezuela.
More flights are expected to go to Guantanamo Bay as soon as Friday, a U.S. Defense Department official told the Journal.
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria told the Herald Friday he’s “glad” immigration officers removed a wanted killer from his community.
“My question is did the previous administration know he was here in Everett?” DeMaria said. “It’s sad. It’s unsafe when you don’t know who your neighbors are. We need to figure this out quickly.”
DeMaria said he’s calling for a meeting with President Donald Trump and all the mayors in America to fix the broken immigration system. The immigrants here who obey the law — and “boost the economy,” he added — need a path to citizenship that does not include taxpayers footing the bill.
“No one wants murderers and rapists in our communities, but we need to fix the immigration system. We welcome ICE,” DeMaria added, but others working in the trades and restaurant and hotel industries deserve some help in legally becoming citizens.
