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ICE Boston Nabs Brazilian Fugitive: Could Orlando Be Next?
March 22, 2025
By Hotspotorlando
ICE’s Boston crew just snagged a fugitive with a dark past—wanted in Brazil for manslaughter—and it’s got Orlando buzzing about what’s lurking closer to home. On January 25, 2025, in Waltham, Massachusetts, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a 29-year-old Brazilian national convicted of vehicular manslaughter in 2018. Sentenced to over four years in Brazil, he dodged prison by slipping into the US near Hidalgo, Texas, in November 2018, only to be nabbed driving in New England years later.
“This guy thought he could hide out in Massachusetts,” said ERO Boston’s acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “We won’t let our communities be safe havens for fugitives.” It’s a win for ICE, but here’s the Orlando angle: Central Florida’s a hotspot for Brazilian expats—over 30,000 call it home, per 2023 census estimates. With Brazil-US ties tightening (trade’s up 15% since 2022), more could be drawn here, some with baggage. Could ICE Orlando be gearing up for similar busts?
The Brazilian fugitive failed to appear for his prison sentence following the manslaughter conviction.
“This Brazilian fugitive attempted to flee justice in his home country by hiding out in Massachusetts,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “He presented a threat to the residents of our communities that we will not tolerate. ICE will not allow our New England communities to become a safe haven for the world’s bad actors. We will continue to arrest and remove them from our streets.”
A Brazilian court convicted the fugitive Dec. 11, 2018, for manslaughter while driving a motor vehicle and sentenced him to serve a prison term of four years, eight months, and 21 days
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested the Brazilian fugitive Nov. 22, 2018, after he illegally entered the United States near Hildalgo, Texas. Immigration Officials issued the fugitive an order of expedited removal and released him on his own recognizance.
The Brazilian alien remains in ICE custody following his arrest.
Last year, ICE nabbed 46,000+ noncitizens nationwide with criminal histories—think homicide, assault, and more. Orlando’s no stranger to this—its proximity to I-4 and tourist crowds makes it a low-key hideout. Locals are split: some cheer the crackdown, others worry about profiling. Either way, this Boston catch signals ICE is on the hunt.
Hotspotorlandonews.com’s tracking these cross-border tales—Brazilian flair’s big in Orlando, but so’s the law. Want the full scoop on how Brazil-US drama’s hitting our streets? *AboutUS Digital* has it [