Boston authorities arrested 53 foreigners with criminal records, most Dominicans

Authorities arrested 53 foreigners with criminal records, 28 of them from Latin American countries, in an operation of four days in the vicinity of Boston, said yesterday the Bureau of immigration and customs enforcement (ICE).

Twenty-two of those arrested had committed violations of greater severity of the penal code American, as violent crimes, sexual assault and trafficking of drugs.

The arrests took place in an operation which began on 18 November until yesterday involving troops from several departments of police and more than 70 actors of ICE.

Of the 42 detainees are men and 11 women aged between 25 and 61 years, are now in custody waiting to begin the process of deportation, he said the Agency federal.

The largest group of arrested by nationality corresponds to the Dominican Republic, the rest are two Brazilians, two Mexican, three of Trinity, u000afour of Haiti, as well as a Colombian, a Guatemalan, a Peruvian and three Jamaicans.

The other detainees come from Albania, Algeria, Angola, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Cape Verde, Ghana, Ireland, Philippines and Viet Nam.

Vincent Archibeque, one of those responsible for the device, indicated that these operations "are one of the many instruments he has ICE to effectively reduce crime in the streets and communities in New England".

In September, a similar in the same area left 111 foreigners with background criminal detainees.

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