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ICE Arrests Convicted Sex Offender In CT Following Prison Release ICE Arrests Convicted Sex Offender In CT Following Prison Release
ICE Arrests Convicted Sex Offender In CT Following Prison Release U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a 52-year-old Brazilian national who was convicted in Connecticut of sexual assault, unlawful restraint, and violating a restraining order, authorities said. Emerson Eduardo Ferreira was taken into custody on Jan. 24, in Brooklyn, CT, after being released from state custody, ICE officials said. According to Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, Ferreira entered the U.S. lawfully on April 27, 1999, but later violated the terms of his admission and "brutally victimized a Connecticu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wanted Venezuelan Murderer Caught Hiding On Cape Cod Wanted Venezuelan Murderer Caught Hiding On Cape Cod
Wanted Venezuelan Murderer Caught Hiding On Cape Cod A Venezuelan national living on Cape Cod has been arrested for a second time after failing to tell federal law enforcement officials about his previous murder conviction. The 38-year-old man had been staying in state-provided housing in Bourne at Joint Base Cape Cod when he was arrested by Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston on Friday, Oct. 27, according to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Police did not release his name.  When confronted by immigration officials, the Venezuelan citizen admitted to his murder conviction and being wanted in his home country for v…

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by Khier Casino
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Man Sentenced For Stalking Wife In Violation Of Protective Order Man Sentenced For Stalking Wife In Violation Of Protective Order
Man Sentenced For Stalking Wife In Violation Of Protective Order A man who emigrated to Connecticut has been sentenced for stalking. Alaa Hasan Qalb Allouz, 34, a citizen of Syria who emigrated to Connecticut with his wife and children, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to stalking and violating a protective order. In July 2016, Allouz, his wife and children emigrated from Syria and settled in New Haven, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In April 2017, Allouz’s wife filed a petition for dissolution of marriage, after incidents of domestic violence and Allouz’s state arre…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids
NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids New York is among as many as 10 cities nationwide that are going to be the target of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting illegal immigrants, which are expected to begin this weekend and the state's attorney general is vowing to protect those undocumented immigrants. The raids come weeks after President Donald Trump tweeted ICE’s plans to conduct them, forcing the commander-in-chief to postpone the operation due to the leaked information and public outcry. They have now been re-scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 14, though few details have been released. The raids, which w…

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by Zak Failla
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16 Undocumented Sex Offenders In Region Busted By ICE 16 Undocumented Sex Offenders In Region Busted By ICE
16 Undocumented Sex Offenders In Region Busted By ICE The Hudson Valley was among three areas targeted by federal officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which led to the arrest of several sexual predators during a two-day operation this week. As part of “Operation SOAR” (Sexual Offender Alien Removal), ICE officers arrested 16 undocumented sex offenders, with arrests taking place in Rockland County, on Long Island and throughout New York City. The two-day enforcement effort ended on Sept. 11. During the course of the operation, each of the suspects taken into custody had criminal histor…

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by Zak Failla
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Alien Who Lived In Fairfield County Charged With Illegally Reentering US Alien Who Lived In Fairfield County Charged With Illegally Reentering US
Alien Who Lived In Fairfield County Charged With Illegally Reentering US An illegal alien from south of the border with a history of law enforcement interactions is facing new charges and additional time in prison after attempting to allegedly reenter the country. Miguel Angel Arcos-Vasquez, also known as Dimas Fernando Herrarte, 26, has been indicted in federal court with one count of illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week. Arcos-Vasquez, a citizen of either Mexico or Guatemala - officials are attempting to determine which - and last was known to reside in N…

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by Zak Failla
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Amber Alert Issued For Infant After Mother Found Dead Amber Alert Issued For Infant After Mother Found Dead
Amber Alert Issued For Infant After Mother Found Dead Update: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is holding a twice-deported suspect in a 14-month-old upstate boy's disappearance and his mother's death that prompted an Amber Alert on Friday, May 25. Charges have not yet been filed against 25-year-old Alberto Ebavardo Guiterrez-Reyes, an alias for Evarardo Donoteo-Reyes, a Mexican citizen, ICE said in a statement. The baby's mother, Selena Hidago-Calderon of Guatemala, was found dead last week in a wooded area of the farm where she worked and lived with Reyes. Original report: A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-mont…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Amber Alert Issued For Infant After Mother Found Dead Amber Alert Issued For Infant After Mother Found Dead
Amber Alert Issued For Infant After Mother Found Dead Update: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is holding a twice-deported man suspected in a 14-month-old upstate boy's disappearance and his mother's death that prompted an Amber Alert on Friday, May 25. Charges have not yet been filed against 25-year-old Alberto Ebavardo Guiterrez-Reyes, an alias for Evarardo Donoteo-Reyes, a Mexican citizen, ICE said in a statement. The baby's mother, Selena Hidago-Calderon of Guatemala, was found dead last week in a wooded area of the farm where she worked and lived with Reyes. Original report: A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 1…

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by Joe Lombardi
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19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized 19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized
19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized Nineteen people including 16 from Connecticut were charged on Thursday, April 26 for trafficking cocaine and heroine, according to U.S. Justice Department officials. The other three suspects are from California, Mexico and Puerto Rico, federal prosecutors said.  Seventeen of the 19 defendants were arrested on Wednesday: one defendant is in state custody, and one defendant is in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Michigan. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI and New Haven Police Department that has included t…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK SEEN HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK
Seen HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK A Senegalese national escaped ICE agents who were deporting him at JFK Airport, said authorities who were searching for him. Mohamadou Lamine Mbacke, 31, "was in ICE custody awaiting removal via a commercial airline flight through JFK Tuesday before absconding" at Terminal 4's Gate B23, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Khaalid Walls. The agents apparently had removed Mbacke's handcuffs to bring him through screening when he bolted, authorities said. He hopped into a cab around 9 p.m. and was gone, Walls said surveillance video show. Mbacke, who'd been living in D…

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by Jerry DeMarco