Ice arrests brazilian national in massachusetts for violence against family member

ICE arrests Brazilian national in Massachusetts for violence against family member

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March 27, 2025

FRAMINGHAM, MASS— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Brazilian national in Framingham after he was charged with assault and battery on a family member, officials announced.

Weliton Pires-Dos Santos, 39, was taken into custody by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations on Jan. 26, after previously being arrested by local police in November 2023. ICE stated that Pires is unlawfully present in the United States.

Key Points:

  • Weliton Pires-Dos Santos, 39, was arrested by ICE in Framingham on Jan. 26.
  • He was previously charged with assault and battery on a family member in November 2023.
  • ICE lodged a detainer in 2023, but local police released Pires from custody.

Pires was originally apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol near San Luis, Arizona, on Nov. 30, 2021, and was released with a notice to appear in immigration court. Framingham Police arrested him two years later, on Nov. 20, 2023.

ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the Framingham Police Department on the same day as his arrest, but local authorities did not honor it and released Pires from custody.

“Pires victimized a member family and presents a threat to the residents of our Massachusetts communities,” said acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde of ICE Boston.

Pires remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

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