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BOSTON — A 25-year-old Irish citizen who was wanted by the police for assault allegations in his own country was removed from the United States by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston. On January 17, ERO Boston deportation authorities took Hughie Antony Odonoghue away. Odonoghue has a long history of convictions for crimes in Ireland.
Hughie Odonoghue “has an extensive history of violent crimes,” according to ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “Not only was he wanted by Irish authorities on four active arrest warrants.” “Odonoghue posed a threat to the citizens of our communities in Massachusetts, and ERO Boston would not allow him to escape punishment.” We can’t let New England turn into a refuge for international criminals.
Boston used a visa waiver to enter the US in August 2021 at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Afterwards, he overstayed his welcome.
October 2023 saw him taken into custody by Braintree Police Department officers on charges of stealing from an older handicapped individual and outstanding warrants.
After learning of his arrest, ERO Boston filed an immigration detainer against him in Quincy District Court. Odonoghue was, nonetheless, released by the court under pretrial orders and bond.
In November 2023, while conducting a standard admittance list check of all foreign-born prisoners at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, ERO Boston came upon him and filed an immigration detainer against him.
After finding Odonoghue guilty of theft, conspiracy, and home renovation fraud in December 2023, the Concord District Court sentenced him to three years of probation, one year of suspended jail time, and release after making a $30,000 restitution payment.
Odonoghue was given over to ERO Boston by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office on the same day he was released.
Being a noncitizen who stayed longer than allowed, ERO Boston served Odonoghue with an administrative order alleging removability.
Odonoghue had a significant criminal history in Ireland, with four current warrants for assault causing injury, failing to appear, reckless driving, and a summary offence, according to information provided to ERO Boston when he was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On January 17, deportation agents from EROosto Bn took Odonoghue out of the country and sent him over to Irish authorities.
ERO removes those who don’t have a valid reason to be in the country, even on immigration courts’ orders when working with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) of the Justice Department. DHS and ICE are not the same as EOIR. Immigration judges in these courts decide whether a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or is eligible for certain types of relief from removal depending on the merits of each particular case.
ERO is the primary federal law enforcement agency in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. It is one of ICE’s three operational directorates. Interior enforcement operations, the management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and the repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal are the main areas of focus for ERO. The agency’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who jeopardise the safety of American communities and the integrity of American immigration laws. More than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support staff serve for ERO in 25 domestic field offices, 208 sites around the country, 30 posts abroad, and several temporary duty travel assignments along the border.
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