Waiting inside his unmarked cruiser at a bank parking lot, the deputy director of ICE’s ERO Boston field office received a call from his radio: His colleagues spotted their target.
After a slow morning, it was go time and the Herald was along for the ride.
David Wesling sped out of the parking lot and onto Broadway. Instantly, traffic came to a halt on the busy corridor in Everett.
Federal immigration authorities detained Ageu Del Almeida Freitas after the 42-year-old Brazilian national tried to resist arrest.
A woman whom the illegal alien identified as his wife yelled out frantically: “Don’t do this! I have a baby … What am I going to do? … Why did you guys do that?”
The chaotic scene played out around 10:15 Saturday morning, evidence that the latest surge of illegal immigrant arrests is well underway across Greater Boston.
Immigration agents from across the country have descended upon Boston and other towns and cities in the Bay State for an operation that officials are dubbing ‘Patriot 2.0.’
“This is the result of the sanctuary policies here within the Commonwealth, specifically like the city of Boston,” Wesling told the Herald after the morning’s work wrapped up.
“Rather than an immigration detainer being honored, and the person being turned over to us in a safe, secure custodial environment,” he added, “they were released back into the community, given opportunities to reoffend.”
