U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have apprehended a Haitian immigrant, Cory Alvarez, who was previously released on a $500 bond despite facing charges of raping a child in Massachusetts. ICE had issued a detainer on Alvarez, but the local sheriff's office disregarded it and released him on a low bail amount. A detainer is a formal request by authorities to notify ICE about an individual believed to be subject to deportation.
Alvarez, aged 26, was located by ICE officers in Boston after being arrested in a sanctuary city. He had entered the U.S. in June under the parole process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. This policy, initially for Venezuelans, was expanded by President Biden's administration in January 2023 to include other nationalities, allowing up to 30,000 individuals per month to enter the U.S. with work permits and a two-year authorization to reside in the country.
