Federal immigration authorities say they arrested an illegal alien who was released by police in the sanctuary state of Massachusetts after being charged with raping a minor.

On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the recent apprehension of a Colombian national by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents near his residence in Lynn, Massachusetts.

The suspect had been on the loose for two months following his arraignment on charges of rape and indecent assault and battery of a minor over the age of 14 back in January in Lynn.

ICE says the Colombian was caught by U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) on July 3, 2022, after he crossed illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas.

“The USBP issued the noncitizen a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and ERO enrolled the noncitizen into the Alternatives to Detention program,” ICE explained in a press release.

On January 29, the ICE ERO office in Boston lodged a detainer against the suspect, but the Essex County Sheriff’s Department “failed to honor the immigration detainer and released the Colombian noncitizen from state custody, despite the pending sex charges against a minor.”

ERO Boston agents finally took the Colombian off the streets on March 28 and he is now being held in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

“This unlawfully present Colombian national stands accused of a horrific crime,” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said in a statement.

“There are few crimes more disturbing than the sexual assault of a child, and no person more disturbing than one who would prey upon the most innocent members of our communities.”

A 2017 ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state a de facto ‘sanctuary’ for illegal aliens.

InfoWars has been documenting the surge of crime fueled by the ongoing Biden border invasion.

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