U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced the arrests of three illegal immigrants on Wednesday, including two illegal immigrants charged with child rape in Massachusetts and one illegal immigrant convicted of child rape in Brazil who fled to the United States in 2022.
According to a Wednesday press release, 21-year-old Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested on charges of forcible child rape; however, he was released in Massachusetts by law enforcement officials who ignored an ICE detainer request.
ICE noted that De Paz-Munoz entered the United States illegally in September of 2020 and was arrested by Great Barrington police officials in February of 2024 for rape of a child, rape of a child by force, and battery and indecent assault on an individual over 14 years old.
“Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz stands accused of horrifically victimizing a Massachusetts child and represents a significant threat to our neighborhoods,” Patricia H. Hyde, acting director of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Field Office, said. “We owe it to the children of our New England communities to prioritize public safety above everything else.”
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In another press release, ICE announced that 42-year-old Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos, an illegal immigrant from Colombia, was arrested by Great Barrington police in October on charges of raping a child by force, aggravated rape against a minor, and statutory rape. While Buitrago-Gusto was initially admitted into the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, ICE said the suspect “failed to depart under the terms of his visa.”
Highlighting the accusations against Buitrago-Bustos, Hyde said, “Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos stands accused of the most heinous and reprehensible of crimes.”
ICE also announced on Wednesday that 41-year-old Alexandre Romao De Oliveira, who was convicted of child rape in Brazil, was arrested by ICE Boston on Monday in Methuen, Massachusetts. According to ICE, De Oliveira was convicted of child rape in Brazil in February of 2022 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison; however, he fled the country and illegally entered the United States in April of 2022.
Prior to his arrest on Monday, De Oliveira had been released into the United States and issued a notice to appear in court before an immigration review judge.
Commenting on the illegal immigrant’s recent arrest, Hyde said, “Alexandre Romao De Oliveira is a convicted child rapist who fled his home country to evade justice.”
