Noel Haro, an influential leader of the Border Brothers gang, a large-scale international criminal organization with ties to Nogales, Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to traffic fentanyl and methamphetamine while incarcerated. The Border Brothers gang is heavily involved in drug, weapon, and human trafficking in Southern Arizona.

ICE Boston arrested a 32-year-old Salvadoran national who was unlawfully residing in Lynn after previously being deported in 2014. The individual was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien and faces up to two years in prison if convicted.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a 24-year-old Salvadoran national and documented MS-13 gang member who had been illegally residing in the United States for nearly nine years. The suspect was apprehended in Brockton in a joint operation with the FBI and is pending removal from the country.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Emilio Neftaly Pineda, a Salvadoran national with multiple criminal convictions including domestic assault, restraining order violations, and operating under the influence. Pineda had been previously removed from the U.S. twice but illegally re-entered and now faces deportation proceedings.

A 43-year-old Brazilian national was indicted on federal charges after being arrested by ICE agents in Somerville for illegally re-entering the United States following his 2014 deportation. The defendant faces up to two years in prison if convicted of unlawful reentry.

During a month-long operation called Operation Patriot in May 2025, ICE and federal law enforcement partners apprehended 1,461 individuals in Massachusetts, with more than half having significant criminal convictions or charges. The enforcement effort targeted transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious illegal alien offenders, including members of MS-13, Tren de Aragua, and other criminal organizations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested four individuals convicted of child sex crimes across Massachusetts, California, New York, and Texas. The arrests included those with prior convictions for crimes against minors, with ICE emphasizing its commitment to removing dangerous criminal aliens from communities.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, partnering with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Coast Guard, conducted enforcement operations that resulted in approximately 40 apprehensions on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. The operation included arrests of individuals with criminal backgrounds, including a documented member of MS-13 and at least one child sex offender.

A Massachusetts daycare was shut down after authorities discovered an illegal immigrant from Brazil living on the premises who had fled his home country to escape a nine-year prison sentence for raping a 13-year-old. State investigators found no record of his presence at the facility despite having conducted five separate inspections.

A Russian citizen was arrested on charges of smuggling clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples into the United States without proper declaration, discovered in her checked baggage at Logan International Airport after a canine alert. She initially denied carrying the items but later admitted to having biological material while claiming unfamiliarity with declaration requirements.