ICE arrests another illegal immigrant in Massachusetts charged with child sex crimes as the Trump administration pushes back on deportations

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested another illegal immigrant in Boston charged with child sex abuse offenses, just as the governor of Massachusetts said she will not participate in a mass deportation effort by the new Trump administration.

ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston announced this month that they had arrested a Colombian illegal immigrant on Oct. 29. He had been arrested by the Boston police on charges of luring a child under 16, spreading obscenities and lascivious posing and displaying a naked child.

ICE had requested an arrest – a request that an illegal immigrant be held until ICE can take him into custody – but the detainee was disrespected by local authorities and he was released from custody. The man, Mateo Hincapie Cardona, was encountered by Border Patrol in Arizona in April and released on his own recognizance.

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“This individual is accused of committing heinous crimes against a child, demonstrating that he poses a clear threat to our Massachusetts community,” said Patricia Hyde, acting ERO Boston field director.

It is one of several incidents in which the ICE division in Boston has had to crack down on illegal immigrants who were released from local custody in the city and surrounding areas. “Sanctuary” jurisdictions typically do not honor ICE detainees, arguing that this encourages illegal immigrants to come forward and cooperate with police if they are victims or witnesses of crimes. Massachusetts is not a sanctuary state because it has no sanctuary law, but a number of its cities – including Boston – are sanctuary cities.

In September, ICE announced that it had arrested an illegal Salvadoran immigrant accused of multiple sex crimes against a child. He was one of several “egregious” illegal immigrant sex offenders caught in an operation on Nantucket.

That same month, ICE announced the arrest of a “fugitive” migrant in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was charged with rape, assault and battery on a person over 18, but had been released on bail without notifying immigration authorities.

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Mateo Hincapie Cardona, 28, is currently in custody awaiting deportation proceedings.

In August, ICE arrested a Brazilian illegal immigrant in Wakefield, Massachusetts, who was charged with assault, battery and domestic violence in Massachusetts.

A law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News that the local bail bondsman allowed him to be released on bail despite an active domestic violence warrant.

In March, Fox News worked with ICE officers in Boston and saw them make five arrests, including four suspected child rapists and a member of MS-13, a group of potentially dangerous criminals who officials said were released onto the streets because of local protective measures were allowed to deny the agency's requests for arrest.

While Todd Lyons, ERO Boston field office director, praised the work of local officials to remove potential threats to the community from the streets, he acknowledged the protective measures in Boston were “frustrating” and made it difficult for the agency to fulfill its tasks.

But with the incoming Trump administration, these protective policies will likely come into greater focus.

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President-elect Trump has vowed to carry out a mass deportation effort and this week appointed former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as “border czar.”

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said state police would “absolutely not” assist officers in their deportation operations and hinted at possible countermeasures against the government.

“Some realities need to be taken into account, namely in 2016 when we had a different situation in court and I am sure we will face litigation. “There are many other ways in which people will and must act for the good of their states and residents,” Healey said. “There are regulatory authorities, executive powers and the like. There are laws in our state too.”

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“I think the key here is that every tool in the toolbox must be used to protect our citizens, our residents and our states and to uphold the line of democracy and the rule of law, a fundamental principle.”

A source at ICE Boston was unimpressed by Healey's comments.

“Governor Healey’s sanctuary policies protect criminals and endanger law enforcement officers every day,” they said. “Her policies do not protect the citizens of the communities to which she has sworn an oath.”