Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced arrest statistics as part of domestic violence month while a Massachusetts group is pushing back on their actions.
According to ICE, between October 1st, 2025, and September 30, 2026, ICE Boston arrested 328 convicted criminal aliens with 1,735 total domestic violence-related criminal charges. This range of criminal charges includes willful homicide involving a family member, aggravated assault involving a family member with a gun, weapon or physical force; domestic violence; family offenses; family neglect; cruelty toward a child or wife; and child neglect.
ICE cited one such example is Joao Victor Borges De Queiroz, a criminal illegal alien from Brazil.
On Christmas Eve, ICE Boston took custody of Borges De Queiroz after he unsuccessfully attempted to flee the country following an attack on his former wife.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, the victim had just been attacked by Borges de Queiroz while she was driving her car, and that Borges de Queiroz had fired a gun during the attack. The victim was able to take the gun away during the struggle and throw it out the car window. The victim jumped out of the moving car, Borges de Queiroz held onto her, fell on top of her and allegedly continued the assault, but assisted by intervening bystanders, she was able to escape.
He was arrested for attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping involving a firearm, first-degree assault involving discharge of a firearm, first-degree unlawful restraint, illegal possession of large capacity magazine, and unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien.
Minutes after ICE released the report, Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition stated the following in a release.
“For nearly two years, we have watched individuals being violently snatched away and abused by ICE agents at their workplace, schools, neighborhoods and traffic stops and over 50 people have died so far in ICE custody. Yet 70% of current detainees have no criminal convictions. Earlier this month, CNN reported that ICE plans to return to their previous goal of arresting 3,000 people per day. Demographically, Black and Brown immigrants have been targeted heavily by ICE enforcement actions and arrests so far. Many U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents have been mistakenly stopped, racially profiled, and temporarily detained by ICE agents, including Native Americans. 170 U.S. citizens have been detained or reported missing during recent operations as well.”
ICE has previously argued that many detainees without criminal convictions either have pending charges in the United States, or having charges or convictions in their country of origin.
