Rapists and sex offenders are among the most violent people illegally entering the U.S., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
They illegally enter to avoid punishment in their home country or illegally enter the U.S., commit violent offenses, and then attempt to flee back to their home country, agents say.
In one recent case, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations agents in Boston arrested a Brazilian man who illegally entered the U.S. and was wanted in Brazil for raping a 5-year-old.
The 37-year-old Brazilian man was arrested Nov. 14 on Martha’s Vineyard near his residence in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.
Prior to illegally entering the U.S. during a previous administration, the Brazilian national was convicted on multiple counts for raping a child. After his convictions and before he was sentenced to 14 years in prison, he fled Brazil and illegally entered the U.S.