Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Bilal Karayigit, 26, of Turkey was recently arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Formed on March 1, 2003, the federal law enforcement agency is under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is based in Washington, D.C., USA.
ICE has two components namely Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Patricia H. Hyde is the acting director of the ERO field office in Boston, Massachusetts.
According to Hyde, Karayigit represents a significant threat to the members of the Massachusetts neighborhoods that ICE will not tolerate. She added that the agency will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing illegal alien threats to New England, a U.S. region consisting of six states namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Washington, D.C. is around 440 miles away from Boston. The latter is around 214 miles away from New York City, New York, USA.
Bilal Karayigit
On July 12, 2022, Karayigit lawfully entered the U.S. at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City. While in the country, he violated the terms of his lawful admission, according to ICE.
Karayigit allegedly sexually assaulted a Massachusetts resident. Authorities did not release details about the crime and the victim.
On December 5, 2023, the Brighton District Court in Boston arraigned Karayigit for rape and indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 years of age. On the same day, ICE lodged an immigration detainer against him with the court.
On April 24, 2024, the same court released Karayigit, ignoring the detainer. On June 11, 2024, the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston arraigned him for rape, indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 years of age and kidnapping.
On September 19, 2024, Boston Police Department officers arrested Karayigit on warrants stemming from his pending charges. On the same day, ICE lodged an immigration detainer against him with the Nashua Street Jail in Boston.
On September 26, 2024, the jail released Karayigit from custody despite the immigration detainer. On February 19, 2025, officers with the ICE field office in Boston apprehended him in Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
After Karayigit’s arrest, he was served with a notice to appear before a U.S. Department of Justice immigration judge. He remains in ICE custody.
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