Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Boston has recently apprehended five individuals who entered the United States illegally and are wanted for murder and other violent crimes in their home countries. Among these individuals, several are subjects of Interpol Red Notices, indicating the severity of the accusations they face.
In a series of statements shared on the social media platform X, ICE highlighted that these arrests occurred amid what they described as the Biden administration’s “disastrous open border policy.” According to the agency, the individuals were detained in various locations across New England and are sought after internationally for grave offenses such as homicide and attempted murder.
“ERO Boston remains steadfast in its commitment to carrying out targeted enforcement actions against the most dangerous criminal aliens,” ICE Boston emphasized in their announcement. “Our efforts are aimed at ensuring the safety and security of the communities within New England.”
These recent detentions reflect ICE’s ongoing efforts to capture foreign nationals accused of serious crimes in their own countries. They also bring attention to the broader concerns regarding public safety related to illegal border crossings.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced the arrests of five illegal immigrants over the past month who are wanted for murder and other violent crimes in their home countries, including several subjects of Interpol Red Notices. (@EROBoston via X; Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The arrests underscore ICE’s focus on detaining foreign nationals accused of serious crimes abroad and highlight ongoing concerns about public safety tied to illegal border crossings.
Officials identified the suspects as Magno Jose Dos Santos, who was arrested on March 22 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is wanted in Brazil on charges of homicide and attempted homicide tied to a May 12, 2021, incident.
California school board members believe there is a lot of “fearmongering” happening over immigration enforcement as teachers unions and major city school districts are scolding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (Getty Images)
Bryan Rafael Gomez was arrested on April 4 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for homicide, wanted by authorities in the Dominican Republic. An Interpol Red Notice is an international request to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition.
Altieris Chaves Paiva was arrested on April 5 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and is also the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for homicide, wanted by authorities in Brazil.
An aerial image shows migrants waiting along the border wall to surrender to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States on the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. Former President Joe Biden looks on after he delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on Jan.15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP; Mandel Ngan/Pool/Getty Images)
Kele Cristian Alves-Pereira was arrested on March 13 in Everett, Massachusetts, and is wanted in Brazil for murder, with Interpol issuing a Red Notice for her arrest. She has a ‘‘777’’ tattoo on her neck and a teardrop tattoo beneath her eye, an image released by ICE shows.
Danny Granados-Garcia was arrested on March 10 in Waterbury, Connecticut, and is a wanted fugitive in El Salvador, facing an arrest warrant issued Feb. 11, 2026, for aggravated homicide and alleged membership in a terrorist organization.
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