21-year-old Fall River man arrested by ICE after paying bail on manslaughter, assault to murder charges

BOSTON — On June 27, Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a 21-year-old Cape Verde national charged with manslaughter and firearms charges in Plymouth. Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Special Response Team apprehended him outside of his residence in Fall River.

“Through his actions and disdain for Massachusetts firearms laws, this undocumented noncitizen has proven to be a danger to society,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons. “We cannot allow noncitizens with a disregard for American laws to prey upon the residents of our New England neighborhoods. ERO Boston will continue to enforce our nation’s immigration laws in order to ensure safety in our communities.”

The Cape Verde citizen entered the United States in Boston with a tourist visa in Oct. 2019. His visa authorized him to remain in the country until April 6, 2020, but he failed to leave when his visa expired.

On January 9, the Cape Verde national was arraigned in Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth for manslaughter, possession of a firearm without a permit, possession or carrying of ammunition without a license, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and armed assault to murder charges.

ERO Boston encountered him through its Criminal Apprehension Program after his incarceration on pending manslaughter and firearms charges. ERO Boston lodged a detainer on January 30.

On February 15, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts released the Cape Verde citizen after he paid $7,500 bail at Brockton Superior Court in Brockton without honoring ERO Boston’s detainer.

ERO Boston did not release the name of the suspect.