Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a Guatemalan illegal immigrant, Josue Santiago Perez Gomez, on July 12, hours after he was released by Rhode Island authorities despite being charged with multiple child sex crimes and having an active ICE detainer. The Portsmouth Police Department had initially arrested Perez Gomez for the alleged offenses, but did not honor the ICE detainer, allowing him to be released just hours later.
Josue Santiago Perez Gomez, who is living in the U.S. illegally, was charged with patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity, indecent solicitation of a child, and procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, according to ICE. The Portsmouth Police Department arrested Perez Gomez on those charges, but ICE Boston immediately filed an immigration detainer, which the police did not honor, leading to his release. ICE said in a news release that Perez Gomez poses a