Rampant Crime in Massachusetts-Funded Migrant Shelters, Says State GOP; ERO Boston Arrests Haitian National Accused of Raping Child in Massachusetts Migrant Shelter

Rampant Crime in Massachusetts-Funded Migrant Shelters, Says State GOP:

The Massachusetts Republican Party is condemning the administration of Democrat Governor Maura Healey for its failure to address the widespread violence and chaos in taxpayer-funded migrant shelters in the state. Republican legislators cite information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request as evidence of rampant physical and sexual assaults taking place at the shelters since 2022. GOP legislators are asserting Gov. Healey failed to act until a high-profile incident forced her hand.

The high-profile incident Massachusetts Republican party officials cited in a recent press release occurred in late December when Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a 28-year-old Dominican national, was arrested at a state-funded migrant shelter by police in Revere. According to the Revere Police Department, Andujar was found in possession of an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, rifle magazines, and an amount of illegal fentanyl with an estimated street value of $1 million.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers placed an immigration detainer on Andujar, who is facing criminal charges that include felony possession of a firearm, being an alien in possession of a firearm, the unlicensed sale or possession of an assault weapon, and trafficking in 200 grams or more of heroin, morphine, opium or fentanyl, according to an ICE press release. According to ICE, Andujar entered the United States unlawfully at an unknown location sometime within the past year.

On Monday, facing mounting pressure, Governor Healey ordered an inspection of all state-funded migrant shelters following Andujar’s arrest. The inspection order includes a review of the shelters’ intake processes to determine whether additional measures are necessary to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents in the future.

State GOP legislators assert Governor Healey’s request for the inspection and review of procedures comes too late as criminal activity has been taking place at the shelters for years with no action being taken by the governor or her administration. Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale criticized the call for inspections in a recent statement, saying, “I can’t stress enough that what’s happening in these migrant shelters is worse than anyone could ever imagine, and it’s been going on unabated for years.”

Carnevale continued, “The Healey-Driscoll Administration has overseen a state-funded humanitarian crisis, funded entirely by taxpayers, and now they want even more money to sustain this broken system. Inspections might uncover more horrors, but they don’t solve the root problem: Massachusetts’ overly generous Right-to-Shelter law, which has become a magnet for migrants and illegal immigrants worldwide.” —>READ MORE HERE

ERO Boston arrests Haitian national accused of raping child in Massachusetts migrant shelter:

Local jurisdiction refused to honor immigration detainer and released noncitizen on $500 bond

Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 26-year-old Haitian national accused of aggravated rape of a child in a Rockland migrant shelter. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Cory Bernard Alvarez Aug. 13 near his residence in Brockton.

“Cory Bernard Alvarez has been charged with victimizing a minor in a Massachusetts migrant shelter,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “He will have his day in court and ERO Boston will continue to cooperate with the criminal court system in Massachusetts, but we cannot allow any significant noncitizen threat to the children of our communities to potentially reoffend. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from New England.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection admitted Alvarez into the United States lawfully June 26, 2023, in New York, New York. However, Alvarez violated the terms of his lawful admittance.

The Rockland Police Department arrested Alvarez on March 14. Later that day, the Hingham District Court in Hingham arraigned Alvarez for aggravated rape of a child, 10 years age difference. Later that day, ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Alvarez with the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office.

On June 27, however, Plymouth County Superior Court of Brockton refused to honor ERO Boston’s immigration detainer and released Alvarez from custody on a $500 bond.

Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Alvarez Aug. 13 near his residence in Brockton. Alvarez remains in ERO custody.

As part of its mission to identify and arrest removable noncitizens, ERO lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement. An immigration detainer is a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to state or local law enforcement agencies to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released from their custody. Detainers request that state or local law enforcement agencies maintain custody of the noncitizen for a period not to exceed 48 hours beyond the time the individual would otherwise be released, allowing ERO to assume custody for removal purposes in accordance with federal law. —>READ MORE HERE

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