ERO Boston arrests Dominican national in Rhode Island charged locally with domestic kidnapping, violating protection order

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a 22-year-old Dominican noncitizen charged in Providence with domestic kidnapping and violating a protection order. Deportation officers with ERO Boston’s Providence field office arrested Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa on May 25 in Providence.

“Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa was arrested by local police for domestic kidnapping, then five months later, he was arrested again for violating a protection order,” said ERO Boston Field Officer Director Todd M. Lyons. “He not only allegedly showed a complete disregard for the law, he clearly posed a threat to the residents of our Rhode Island communities. ERO Boston will continue our mission of prioritizing public safety by arresting and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders from New England.”

U.S. Border Patrol arrested Natera-Santa after he unlawfully entered the United States March 9, 2023, near Lukeville, Arizona. Officials placed Natera-Santa into removal proceedings and issued him a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.

Border Patrol transferred Natera-Santa to ERO Florence’s custody March 15, 2023. Later that day, ERO Florence released him.

The Providence Police Department arrested him Oct. 13, 2023, for the charges of domestic kidnapping and fraudulent use of credit cards. Authorities released him the next day.

On March 12, 2024, the Rhode Island State Police arrested Natera-Santa for violation of a no contact order.

ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Natera-Santa with the Adult Correctional Institute in Cranston March 16. However, the Rhode Island Sheriff’s Office refused to honor the detainer and released Natera-Santa from custody May 25.

Deportation officers with ERO Boston’s Providence field office arrested Natera-Santa on May 25 in Providence. He will remain in ERO custody pending the outcome of his removal proceedings.