Updated 1:55 pm
Two international fugitives were arrested on Martha’s Vineyard by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston earlier this month on charges that they allegedly committed in their native countries, according to press releases issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday.
On Sept. 17, customs officials arrested a 50-year-old Salvadoran man in Tisbury. He was charged in 2011 with crimes against humanity and illegal trafficking of persons by Salvadoran authorities.
Also on Sept. 17, a 36-year-old Brazilian man was arrested in Oak Bluffs for international drug trafficking crimes.
Names of both men were not released.
“With no U.S. criminality, we can’t release personal identifiable information,” James Covington, an ICE spokesperson, told the Times. Release of this information could hinder the removal of these individuals, Covington said.
Both fugitives are wanted by authorities in their native countries and are in ERO Boston’s custody.
Customs officials say the Salvadoran man “unlawfully” entered the United States multiple times, the most recent entry occurring at an unknown location and unknown date “without inspection, admission or parole by a U.S. immigration official.”
The first time the Salvadoran man was apprehended for unlawful entry into the United States was in 1994 by U.S. Border Patrol. He had entered the country near Harlingen, Texas. He was ordered to be sent back to El Salvador in 1995.
In 2003, the Superior Court of Portland, Maine convicted the Salvadoran man of disorderly conduct where he was ordered to pay a fine. The individual was again arrested by ERO Boston in Framingham in 2009 on charges related to immigration, though officials did not add specifics; he was later released on an order of supervision. ERO Boston had placed the man in an Alternatives to Detention program, a monitoring method for customs officials, and issued a departure plan. However, the man violated his program terms and was apprehended again by customs officials on May 20, 2010 before being deported to El Salvador on June 20, 2011.
“This Salvadoran fugitive is wanted by authorities in his native country to face some extremely serious and disturbing allegations,” ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde said in the release. “He attempted to hide out in Massachusetts and escape the law in his home country. He posed a substantial threat to the residents of Martha’s Vineyard. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety in all of our New England communities by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders.”
The Brazilian man lawfully entered the United States in Orlando, Florida on March 7, 2020 but “violated the terms of his legal admission.” The Brazilian court had convicted the individual of international drug trafficking on May 10, 2012 and sentenced him to 10 years and two months in prison. Officials did not release how he violated the terms of legal admission.
ERO Boston has also made other arrests on the Islands recently. A 24-year-old Brazilian national charged with five counts of raping a Massachusetts minor was arrested in Edgartown in August.
On Nantucket, four Salvadoran nationals were arrested in September for various sex crimes, including a 49-year-old who was charged with 11 counts of sex crimes against a child. A fifth Salvadoran man, a 30-year-old alleged MS-13 gang member who was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of assault and battery, was also arrested that month by ERO Boston.
Updated with information from ICE spokesperson James Covington.
The steamship authority needs to start asking for ID’s and possibly go through a metal detector like the airlines do.
The SSA asked for identification some time ago — a minor disaster, I would guess. I was asked to show my identification — my driver’s license, when I was a walk-on, on my way from Vineyard Haven (the Times office, actually) to my dentist’s office in Woods Hole. I queried just what the information would do — prove that I had a license to drive a non-existent car? Was the young gentleman who request the ID going against a list in his head? Or keeping track, should he survive the terrorist attack, of all the patrons on the boat? I grudgingly went back to the Times, retrieved my wallet and brought my license to the boat. Steve, what exactly would the SSA do with the drivers’ license information? Or other ID?
Sara, when checking ID, in general, it is a visual check and they must receive your permission to store the data, you are not required to allow a scan, photo, or logging of your data.
When will we hear from liberal commentators on this site that these people were/are here legally? The arrests on MV and ACK should not only be alarming but a wake up to call for things to come. You can no longer bury your head in the sand a pretend this isn’t a problem. Liberals need to stop governing through feelings and apply logic to policies. Enough is enough.
No seems to have minded all the illegals from the Azores in the 50s and 60s and 70s.
Was that before you immigrated to the Island?
Have you made the Island a better to place to live?
This isnt the 50s, 60s and 70s. How do you not realize that? Ridiculous logic.
Carl, read the weekly court report.
The crime rate is higher for our native born than our immigrants.
Carl, Trump is a massive criminal. Trump is liable for millions of dollars for his corruption. Enough is enough! Throw the scoundrel out!
These individuals are reasonably being removed from the US.
That does not mean that we should stop legal immigration.
Legal immigration built our country once we stole it from those who had always lived here. We should never stop legal immigration as it is integral to our society. Illegal immigration is against the laws of our land and should be treated as such.
. -The current administration’s failure to protect our border for 3 1\2 years is a treasonous offense. Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice has failed to prosecute this case.
Roy, it would seem that a former president of the United States who pandered to the needs of Putin and Russia (NOT a political ally) is behaving in a treasonous way. Trump has been working with the Russians for 40 plus years. Trump has said that he and Putin are very, very close friends. Really? Why?
Liberals? Enough is enough? Guess the Brazilian waltzed across the MV border?
Didn’t magas just jettison ANOTHER Immigration bill?
Yes Bill, enough is enough. That bill was window dressing with no teeth. It still let people at unprecedented numbers prior to the last three and a half years. Have you looked at the numbers of people let in here with criminal records under Biden Harris? You can’t be serious if you think this is a Republican problem.
Carl, being a human being on this planet is not a republican problem. It’s a racist problem because the republicans think immigrants don’t have a right to enter the United States.
Democrats are in no position to name call Republicans. The undeniable antisemitism problem among liberal democrats makes that so. Liberal are only now coming around to recognizing the enormous immigration problems this country has. The hypocrisy among so many democrats regarding compassion for some and hate for others makes most (not all) liberal dems these days look ridiculous. As soon as a liberal democrat starts talking about compassion, my baloney meter starts to cry.
Carl– I have seen the great blob spout off all sorts
of fictitious numbers about the criminals that the Biden
administration “let in”. I know there are plenty of
trump cult followers that believe them. So how about this time you
do the “look ma, I posted a link” thing and show us the numbers.
And then we can have a discussion about whether those numbers
are real of just “alternate facts”. it would be interesting to read some
actual facts presented by a conservative, rather than just emotionally
based and baseless gobbledygook.
You say republican opinions are based on fact, and liberals are
based on emotion. I disagree — show me some facts.
well, Carl, you didn’t have to wait for very long..
But you can read– How many of these people
were here illegally? According to the Times, one was
illegal, and one was legal but violated something…
So of the 7 people mentioned here, it seems only
one entered the U.S illegally. And he was quickly deported by the
Clinton administration
Are we a “sanctuary “ city ?
I thought that was voted in years ago. Maybe time to rethink if so
Jay– you should figure out what a sanctuary city is
before you comment about them and why we have that designation.
WXTK jocks and Fox news lie about
what a sanctuary city does, why they do it and how the policies are implemented.
Just to start
“Sanctuary city policies substantially reduce deportations of undocumented
immigrants who do not have criminal records, but have no impact on those
who have violent criminal records” That part about no criminal record
includes third graders and their hard working honest parents.
That part about no impact on those with violent criminal records includes
these criminals.
They will be deported.
Don, I know of people who were deported over traffic violations.
We are a sanctuary Island.
Look at the the Island’s election results.
You must be new here.
So I guess Trump is right. We are getting the dregs from other countries.
And they’re protected by not releasing their identification. so we don’t know who or to deal with them.
What do we do when they return.
“The Brazilian man lawfully entered the United States in Orlando, Florida on March 7, 2020 but “violated the terms of his legal admission.” The Brazilian court had convicted the individual of international drug trafficking on May 10, 2012 and sentenced him to 10 years and two months in prison”.
So this guy came into the U.S 2020–while apparently being a fugitive from Brazil.
Where was the vetting ? This was 3 1/2 years into the trump administration.
He apparently didn’t fix immigration then, and allowed
this “dreg” into the country— legally– . why would anyone think
he would fix it now ?
Oh, yeah, things are different now, this time China will pay for it.
He ran from Brazil before he was convicted there. And now we’re extraditing him back. Just like a US citizen would be if they skipped to Brazil before they were sentenced. This one really isn’t political.
Not just the dregs from other countries.
But genuine American born dregs.
Do you know their names and what to do do about them.
Trump knows all about dregs from other countries.
He third “wife” is one.
Now now now, Albert, Just because trump’s third
wife worked illegally in this country, and violated
the terms of her visa is no reason to criticize
her. After all, she is white, attractive and was willing to
pose nude (full frontal I may add). Not only that
she did a photo shoot of her naked in bed with another
naked woman. Obviously she supported the LGBTQ community
long before we even came up with that reference.
What’s so “dreggy” about that ?
@ the SSA, AIRPORT FERRIES ETC…
Where were the checkers for drugs weapons +++ ?
The ones who needed more to do their job are asleep on the job.
Don’t like the rules don’t visit.
The Island Queen should be checking for drugs and weapons?
Cavity searches?
No, it’s a federal issue. That’s in DHS, BORDER PATROL and the White House. Oh, that’s tight. Biden//harris pushed open borders policy from day one. Is anyone surprised when millions of illegals overrun our borders?
Peter, I travel occasionally and I’ve never seen any sign of an immigrant problem.
The fear of “other” people is a type of nonsense.
Criminal illegals are not stupid.
Obviously they will seek out locations where the atmosphere is “welcoming” for them.
Time for Island and other well-meaning do-gooders to wake up.
Carl, I don’t see you this outraged when the weekly Court List is filled with the names of USA born citizens making appearancesfor equally serious crimes.
Or is it only crimes by foreign born residents which upsets you?
James, you obviously don’t know me or my law enforcement background or you wouldn’t have made your comment I suppose. I simply think we have enough crime here in the good ole US of A and we certainly don’t need to import anymore. But I guess you do? When was the last time if ever did the cape and islands arrest such violent criminals in such a short amount of time?
James, thank you!
It’s time to put into perspective that immigrants are people. People who work, pay taxes, consume products, provide services, and are part of the wheel of life, just like everyone else.
The disastrous Open Borders policy of the feckless Biden/Harris administration has consequences. Just ask the folks over on Nantucket who have been dealing with a crime wave linked to illegals. The sight of our border czar Kamala Harris visiting the border in Arizona for 20 minutes last week as hilarious. What a fool. The impacts of this policy will be felt for years. A vote for Harris is a vote for open borders and lawlessness. If you liked the last four years, well you’ll get that and more.
“Crime wave”? The only Crime wave on Nantucket is all those Salmon Short wearing frat boys throwing up in the streets during Fugawi weekend.
Peter, you use the term “feckless” for Harris.
Lacking initiative or strength of character.
Really?
Trump has the weakest character of any president, ever.
It sounds like people pick their politicians like they choose a sports team to cheer for—you cheer for your team regardless of the actual individuals who belong to the team.
I contend that the conservatives around the world, including here, are walking in a direction that may damage our democracy, because we are listening to the propaganda of the conservative team.
I’m sorry but “what aboutism ” is what you use when you can’t respond with facts.
Someone please dispute this statement
Every crime committed by someone here illegally is 100% preventable
John, if crimes are 100% preventable, then why didn’t you prevent them?
John– I’ll add to that– Every crime committed by someone here legally is
100% preventable. Including U.S citizens, who commit about 98% of
the crimes in this country. People choose to commit crimes–
they don’t have to– if no one commits a crime, there is no crime.
But of course, some people commit crimes. unfortunately,
we have a system that does not deal very well with the root causes of crime.
it does little to prevent crime and sometimes allows some people,
Even those who have been constitutionally convicted by a jury of their peers
of 34 felony crimes, and are facing even more, to be free to roam about the
country looking for more victims.
Kozak are you aware that Maduro in Venezuela emptied his prisons and sent them to the US. Do you like that? All crimes are bad Kozak but crimes by illegals should be of stunning concern to you. Should we go to Honduras and tell them to send us their worst?
andy– just because someone lies about Maduro emptying
“his” prisons does not mean it is true. You are wrong again
and you know it. By the new definition of the supporters
of “the blob” that it’s not a lie if you think it’s true , this claim
by you is clearly a lie. I’m sure that you know that Maduro
has not emptied his prisons and sent them to the U.S.
It’s a lie no matter how many times some lying sociopath
says it. I know it’s a lie, you know it’s a lie, we all know it’s a lie.
But it seems that some people don’t care if someone constantly lies.
Do you like liars ? I don’t . Lying is a sin, you know.
And just in case you need a reminder ;
“The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”
Proverbs 12:22
“keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.”
Psalm 34:13
But I guess for some people it’s ok to lie if it furthers one’s cause.
JD Vance put it right out there about the “eating the pets” lie.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/letters/2024/09/18/jd-vance-admits-he-will-make-up-stories/75269385007/
Lies have consequences, andy– look at the bomb threats, the closed
schools, canceled events etc. because the 2 people who you are
going to vote for for the highest office in the land are willing to
“create stories” about legal immigrants eating pets.
Lying is Vile, it’s disgusting, it’s racist. And
It’s also anti-semitic, since anti-semitism is based on les.
Andrew, I’m concerned that a former president has committed bad crimes and that he isn’t in prison.
It is of stunning concern.
Trump is the worst. Should we subject people to his grossness?
Are you saying that Maduro sent his political opposition to the USA? Did he provide them with tickets? Please ex[lain how you are certain who and when these “people ” arrived
andy– I know you don’t like it when I cite “per capita” statistics.
So here is a chart showing that native born citizens commit violent crimes
at higher rates than legal immigrants and at much higher rates than
undocumented immigrants. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/undocumented-immigrant-offending-rate-lower-us-born-citizen-rate.
But you might notice that is a chart that uses the presumably offensive
and distorted “per capita” concept. Note that the “Y” axis is per 100,000.
So ok that’s meaningless , according to you.— so let’s go with actual numbers
The little chart there shows that “illegals” in texas committed about 400 crimes
per 100,000 in 2018– There are about 2 million illegals in Texas. So that means
they commited about 8,000 crimes. In 2018
Now, during that same time, U.S born or naturalized citizens in texas committed
about 1,100 crimes per 100,000. There are about 30 million of them
in Texas. That means they committed about 330,000 crimes, or
98% of all the crimes. That’s 2 percent for the “illegals” .
I remember a few years ago, you thought that a 2 % death rate for
COVID patients was nothing. I wonder why you think 2% is a big deal
on this issue ?
Andrew, your claims about Venezuela are false.
Imagine that !
Mary I lived in Venezuela from 1984 to 87 and had a man with a shotgun outside my house 24/7 and was driven to work a different way each day. I still have ties to Venezuelans who tell me that Maduro is releasing many who then leave for USA under our lenient immigration policies. It is not false nor a lie. Is every prisoner released and left? NO but many have. Furthermore the per capita crime of Americans versus illegal immigrants is a laughable comparison. No crime is a good thing. Many are preventable and the first line of defense is not to have a leaky border. Keller made the comparison to legal immigrants and illegals are what we are talking about. I am a legal immigrant to the USA. Finally do you feel any conciliation if say a left handed albino broke into your house if left handed albinos on a per capita basis commit fewer crimes of breaking and entering? The whole narrative of Keller and a few others is dumb.
andy– was that man with a shotgun protecting you
because you were a ceo of a company that was responsible for the deaths
of thousands of innocent
people because of their carelessness , as happened in Bhopal ?
Even poor people in S******e countries know who is killing
babies.
But about your poo-poo- ing per capita stats,
you have never responded to my comment that
driving in jamaica is 100 times safer, than in the U.S because Ja. only has
around 400 road deaths per year, compared to the U.S tally
of 44 thousand. Could you just come out and say that driving in
Jamaica is safer in your opinion ?
Safer by a lot– I might add.
And I don’t think if one left handed albino broke into my house,
I would think that all left handed albinos were criminals.
But you know, I did see a whole bunch of white republicans violently break
into the “people’s house” —that would be mine, as well as yours– (maybe)
and assault police officers and wreaked millions of dollars in damages.
A lot of people are saying that there were hundreds if not thousands
of left handed albinos (white people– albinos are white, right ) in that mob. Yes, andy– left handed albinos are a real
problem. And maybe even right handed one’s. We should be proactive and
cautious and deport them back to Albania– .
Andrew, if NO crime is a good thing then why would anyone support Trump? He is a FELON.
andy–your anecdotal “evidence” about Venezuelan criminals is
truly laughable. My statistics might be “dumb”, but the definition
of dumb is in the eye of the beholder. I think it’s pretty dumb to
blame less than 2 percent of the population for the fake crime wave
when it’s clear that American citizens commit 98 % of the crimes.
And you probably don’t believe that crime and fentanyl
deaths have been dropping dramatically over the last
year of so. But then again, dumb is as dumb believes.
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