PAWTUCKET, RI - Three illegal immigrants have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in connection with the death of an infant.
According to Truth Press, the infant was found unresponsive with significant bruising on his face when Rhode Island police responded to the home on an emergency call.
The call reportedly came into police around 10am on Sunday, February 10, 2024 for a one-year-old that was unresponsive. The infant was transported to Hasbro Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
10WJAR News spoke with one neighbor who said, “When I saw them taking out the baby, I went to go hug mine because it can happen to anyone, and you try your best to keep them safe, but you obviously never know what happens behind closed doors.”
The Pawtucket Police Department arrested the three women on February 11. They have been identified as, 32-year-old Carla Sousa, 25-year-old Daniela Ledo, and 22-year-old Carolina Ledo. All three women have been charged with felony child endangerment.
The women are all Portuguese nationals that were admitted to the United States on various visas.
“One of the three female Portuguese nationals had been admitted on a nonimmigrant tourist visitor in April 1998 and unlawfully remained in the United States more than 25 years beyond the allowable terms of her visa. The other two Portuguese nationals were admitted to the United States under a visa waiver program – one in July 2016 and the other in March 2022. Both violated the terms of their visa waivers by remaining in the country longer than allowed,” a press release from ICE stated.
After their arraignment, the three posted bail and were apprehended by deportation officials on February 17. The child’s father was also arrested and charged with child endangerment, three counts of second-degree child abuse, and manslaughter. He remains in custody at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranton, Rhode Island.
“The alleged crimes of these unlawfully present individuals resulted in the death of an innocent child. Those who commit crimes against children must be held accountable,” Boston ERO Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said. “Unlawfully present foreign nationals posing a danger to our New England communities cannot expect to escape the consequences of their actions.”
The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is one of three ICE operational directorates. Responsible for domestic immigration enforcement, ERO’s mission is “to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws.”
ICE’s fiscal year 2023 annual report shows a 19.5% increase in administrative arrests from 2022. The ERO documented the arrests of 73,822 noncitizens with a criminal history in 2023 alone. Those arrested averaged four charges and convictions per person. This includes 7,520 for weapons offenses, 1,713 for homicide related offenses, and 1,615 for kidnapping offenses. Also included are 139 known or suspected terrorists and 33,209 charges or convictions for assault among other offenses.
During the entirety of fiscal year 2023, ERO conducted 142,580 removals from the United States ton more than 170 countries around the world.
According to Truth Press, the infant was found unresponsive with significant bruising on his face when Rhode Island police responded to the home on an emergency call.
The call reportedly came into police around 10am on Sunday, February 10, 2024 for a one-year-old that was unresponsive. The infant was transported to Hasbro Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
10WJAR News spoke with one neighbor who said, “When I saw them taking out the baby, I went to go hug mine because it can happen to anyone, and you try your best to keep them safe, but you obviously never know what happens behind closed doors.”
The Pawtucket Police Department arrested the three women on February 11. They have been identified as, 32-year-old Carla Sousa, 25-year-old Daniela Ledo, and 22-year-old Carolina Ledo. All three women have been charged with felony child endangerment.
The women are all Portuguese nationals that were admitted to the United States on various visas.
“One of the three female Portuguese nationals had been admitted on a nonimmigrant tourist visitor in April 1998 and unlawfully remained in the United States more than 25 years beyond the allowable terms of her visa. The other two Portuguese nationals were admitted to the United States under a visa waiver program – one in July 2016 and the other in March 2022. Both violated the terms of their visa waivers by remaining in the country longer than allowed,” a press release from ICE stated.
After their arraignment, the three posted bail and were apprehended by deportation officials on February 17. The child’s father was also arrested and charged with child endangerment, three counts of second-degree child abuse, and manslaughter. He remains in custody at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranton, Rhode Island.
“The alleged crimes of these unlawfully present individuals resulted in the death of an innocent child. Those who commit crimes against children must be held accountable,” Boston ERO Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said. “Unlawfully present foreign nationals posing a danger to our New England communities cannot expect to escape the consequences of their actions.”
The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is one of three ICE operational directorates. Responsible for domestic immigration enforcement, ERO’s mission is “to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws.”
ICE’s fiscal year 2023 annual report shows a 19.5% increase in administrative arrests from 2022. The ERO documented the arrests of 73,822 noncitizens with a criminal history in 2023 alone. Those arrested averaged four charges and convictions per person. This includes 7,520 for weapons offenses, 1,713 for homicide related offenses, and 1,615 for kidnapping offenses. Also included are 139 known or suspected terrorists and 33,209 charges or convictions for assault among other offenses.
During the entirety of fiscal year 2023, ERO conducted 142,580 removals from the United States ton more than 170 countries around the world.
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2024-03-07T22:24-0500 | Comment by: Joe
If this happens to ANY of my family, I’m taking one for the team…guns a blazing!