ICE Boston says the feds will attempt to deport the unlawful immigrant accused of raping a lady at knifepoint after which threatening to report her to ICE if she contacted police.
Chelsea man Alfredo Romero-Argentina, aka Alfredo Romero-Cortez, 48, was not too long ago arrested after allegedly assaulting and raping a 35-year-old girl on July 4.
The Salvadoran nationwide was charged with aggravated rape, assault and battery on a family member, assault with a harmful weapon, and intimidating a witness.
“ICE has lodged an immigration detainer against Romero with the Suffolk County Jail, where he is currently detained,” an ICE Boston spokesperson stated in an announcement. “ICE will seek to deport Romero following his criminal proceedings.”
Border Patrol arrested Romero in July of 2005 after he illegally entered the U.S.
He was served with a discover to look earlier than a Justice Division immigration decide. Later that day, Border Patrol launched Romero from custody on an order of recognizance.
Then in February of 2006, an immigration decide on the DOJ Govt Workplace for Immigration Overview ordered Romero to be deported to El Salvador.
“Romero was ordered removed from the United States in 2006; however, he failed to depart as ordered,” the ICE Boston spokesperson stated.
Throughout Romero’s current arraignment for the alleged rape, a Suffolk County decide ordered him held with out bail pending a dangerousness listening to subsequent week.
Chelsea Police responded Saturday afternoon to Brigham and Ladies’s Hospital in Boston. Law enforcement officials spoke to the 35-year-old alleged sufferer who informed them she had been assaulted and raped by Romero on July 4.
She informed police that she and Romero have been about to have consensual intercourse when Romero reportedly grew to become offended as a result of she stated he wanted to put on a condom.
“The victim said Romero-Cortez slapped her three times in the face, pulled her by her arm, and then produced a cream-colored pocketknife,” in keeping with the Suffolk DA’s workplace. “She said Romero-Cortez told her she ‘better do what he says’ while threatening her with the knife. She told police Romero-Cortez then raped her.”
She informed police that she wished to report the assault, however that Romero allegedly informed her he would report her to ICE if she did.
She stated she feared being separated from her younger daughter, so she didn’t contact police. She then left Romero’s Hooper Avenue residence.
The subsequent morning, she went to work however left early as a result of she didn’t really feel nicely. She went to the hospital for remedy, and informed a nurse in regards to the incident.
The hospital then contacted Chelsea Police.
“The facts here are troubling on numerous levels, certainly with the physical harm the victim suffered in the assault along with her reluctance to report because of the threats about ICE and her fear of separation from her child,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden stated in an announcement earlier this week. “This is the type of combined anguish no one should have to experience.”
