ICE Deported Brazilian Fugitive ‘Hiding Out’ In US While Wanted In Home Country For Rape Charges

Federal 🛂Immigration authorities apprehended and deported a Brazilian fugitive who was wanted in his home country on rape charges.

🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers deported Marcio Dos Santos, a 40-year-old foreign national, back to Brazil on May 31, according to a Monday press release from the agency. Federal 🛂Immigration authorities say Dos Santos attempted to avoid justice in his home country by fleeing to the United States.

“Marcio Dos Santos attempted to flee a rape charge in Brazil by hiding out in Connecticut,” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons said in a statement. “He posed a threat to the residents of our community, and we could not allow that to continue.”

“The men and women of ERO Boston are the best in the business at finding noncitizens who don’t want to be found,” Lyons continued.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) permitted Dos Santos to enter the U.S. legally in Newark, New Jersey on March 11, 2022, according to the press release. However, the agency said Santos then “violated the terms of his admittance,” likely meaning federal Immigration