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ICE Boston Arrests Illegal Guatemalan National Charged with Multiple Counts of Child Rape

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicFebruary 15, 2025Updated:February 15, 20257 Comments2 Mins Read
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week announced the arrest of an illegal Guatemalan national who was released by a Massachusetts court after being arraigned on multiple counts of child rape.

ICE agents with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended 49-year-old Jose Fernando-Perez in Framingham, Mass., on Feb. 2.

[RELATED: Illegal Alien Charged with Aggravated Child Rape at Healey Hotel Arrested 8 Months After Maine Wire Exposรฉ]

According to ICE, Fernando entered the country on an unknown date and at an unknown location while avoiding inspection by immigration officials — what is commonly referred to as a ‘gotaway’ in the context of illegal immigration.

Fernando was arraigned in the Lynn, Mass. District Court in April 2022 for rape of a child by force, a case which was later dismissed due to a superseding indictment brought against Fernando in the Essex County Superior Court.

The Essex County Superior Court in Salem, Mass., arraigned Fernando on three counts of rape of a child by force and three counts of aggravated rape of a child.

Although ICE lodged an immigration detainer against Fernando with the Essex County House of Correction on May 16, 2022, the Superior Court ignored the detainer and released him on pretrial conditions in October 2022, ICE stated in a press release.

Jose Fernando-Perez, 49, being taken into custody by ICE agents in Framingham, Mass. | Source: ICE

โ€œJose Fernando-Perez has been charged with some horrific crimes against a minor in our commonwealth,โ€ said ICE-ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde said on Wednesday.

โ€œHe is exactly the type of alien we are targeting with our โ€˜worst firstโ€™ policy. He posed a significant danger to the children of Massachusetts, and we will not tolerate such a threat to our community,” Hyde said. “ICE Boston will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by arresting and removing egregious alien offenders from our New England communities.โ€

Fernando was previously convicted in October 2012 in Lynn of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and for attaching inaccurate license plates.

ICE stated that Fernando has been served with a noticer to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and remains in federal custody.

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Edward Tomic

Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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sandy
1 year ago

Governor one of your new Americans.

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Knot nice
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You know what I see when I look at this guy? Your typical Mass, maine liberal democrat. Its uncanny.

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Don’t be surprised, surly you knew shit attracts flies.

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Rape murders your soul. Give the death penalty to the rapist. Do not murder the innocent embryo. Deter the rapists not the innocent.

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