In the span of less than a week, deportation officers arrested three different illegal migrants in Massachusetts either accused of raping a child or convicted of raping a child, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced in a slate of press releases on Wednesday. The arrests took place across a state that limits local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with ICE agents.
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ICE agents arrested Colombian national Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos on Nov. 15 in Pittsfield, the agency confirmed. Bustos — who legally entered the country in 2016 but failed to depart under the terms of his visa — had been arrested by the Great Barrington Police Department for rape of child by force. Local authorities honored the ICE detainer placed on Bustos, allowing agents to apprehend him after he posted bail.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Deportation officers also arrested Guatemalan national Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz on Nov. 12 in Great Barrington, according to the agency. Paz-Munoz — who unlawfully entered the U.S. in September 2020 — had been arrested by the Great Barrington Police Department in February for child rape. However, unlike in the previous case, ICE says local authorities ignored their detainer on Paz-Munoz, forcing agents to apprehend him out in the community.
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The arrests come after both the Massachusetts governor and the Boston mayor have publicly declared they will not be helping the Trump administration carry out its goal of mass deportation in any capacity. Trump — who has vowed to hire more Border Patrol agents, bring back various Trump-era enforcement programs and end birthright citizenship for those born to illegal migrant parents — has also pledged to carry out the largest deportation program in U.S. history.
When asked shortly after the election, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, said she would “absolutely not” be assisting the incoming administration with its mass deportation plans. The governor had declared a state of emergency in 2023 over the massive number of migrants arriving in her state.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stated that she would protect migrants in “every possible way” from the president-elect’s mass deportation agenda, according to the Boston Herald.
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While Boston and a host of other cities in Massachusetts are self-identified “sanctuary” cities, the entire state is also labeled as a sanctuary for illegal migrants, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. The group cites a 2017 court decision that limits law enforcement’s ability to honor ICE detainers.
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https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/21/ice-arrests-child-rapists-in-massachusetts/
