Illegal migrant, 20, is arrested for child rape in Massachusetts after district court IGNORED request to detain him

An illegal migrant accused of the rape of a child under 16 in Massachusetts was finally arrested by immigration authorities after a local district court ignored a request to detain him.

The Boston ERO (Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations) has often been critical of the state's various liberal municipalities for allowing migrants convicted of repulsive crimes to go free despite their requests to keep them detained amid one of the largest migrant crises in US history. 

The unnamed 20-year-old, a Brazilian national, was arrested by Border Patrol on July 28, 2021 after he and his mother entered the US illegally near San Luis, Arizona.

They were ordered to appear before an DOJ immigration judge before being released on recognizance. 

Even before his horrific child sex abuse accusation, he'd run into further problems with the law after turning up in Massachusetts. He was arrested in August of 2023 for operating an unlicensed motor vehicle. Those charges were later dismissed.

An illegal migrant accused of the rape of a child under 16 in Massachusetts was final arrested by immigration authorities after a local district court ignored a request to detain him

In December, a warrant was issued for his arrest in the town of Milford over raping a child and enticing a child under the age of 16, according to ERO Boston.

He was eventually found and arrested in Portland, Maine, about 140 miles north on January 10, 2024. In addition to the rape charge, he was charged with being a fugitive from justice.

The man, who has not been named by immigration officials, was taken to the Milford District Court on January 18, where he was arraigned on the charges and had bail set at just $5,000, though he would be required to wear a GPS monitor.  

ERO Boston requested that he remain in jail but the court ignored it and released the accused child rapist after he paid bail. 

He was eventually apprehended again near his residence in the city of Lowell on March 28.

'This Brazilian noncitizen is accused of sexually abusing a Massachusetts minor,' said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons in a statement. 

'Every second he spends roaming free in our communities, he represents a potential threat to the children of our communities.' 

'The men and women of ERO Boston will always prioritize public safety by protecting the residents of New England from egregious noncitizen offenders,' Lyons added.

In December, a warrant was issued for his arrest in the town of Milford over raping a child and enticing a child under the age of 16, according to ERO Boston

The 20-year-old, a Brazilian national, was arrested by Border Patrol on July 28, 2021 after he and his mother entered the US illegally near San Luis, Arizona

He was eventually found and arrested in Portland, Maine, about 140 miles north on January 10, 2024. In addition to the rape charge, he was charged with being a fugitive from justice

DailyMail.com has reached out to Milford District Court for comment.

According to ERO data, agents made 170,590 arrests in 2023, a 19.5 percent increase from the previous year.

The agency registered the apprehension of 73,822 non U.S. citizens who had a criminal history - 108 were fugitives wanted by their governments for crimes including homicide, rape, terrorism and kidnapping.