U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed a Dominican national charged with drug trafficking and larceny charges in Massachusetts. Officers with ICE Boston removed Alixon Romero-Roa from the United States to the Dominican Republic on April 8.
U. S Border Patrol arrested Romero on October 3, 2021, after he illegally entered the United States near Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
On October 22, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services served Romero a notice to appear before a Justice Department immigration judge.
The Topsfield Police Department arrested Romero on December 4, 2021, and charged him with larceny over $250 by single scheme.
On April 27, 2022, a DOJ immigration judge ordered Romero removed from the United States to the Dominican Republic.
The Boston Police Department arrested Romero on March 3 and charged him with drug possession with intent to distribute and drug trafficking. The next day, ICE Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Romero with the Nashua Street Jail.
“We are encouraged that our law enforcement partners opted to honour our immigration detainer in this case,” Hyde said. “It is refreshing that the Nashua Street Jail placed a priority on public safety. The alternative would be for ICE to send a team of officers to make an at-large arrest, potentially placing the officers, the offender, and most importantly, the community, in harm’s way.”
On March 6, 2025, the Nashua Street Jail honoured ICE’s detainer and released Romero into ICE Boston’s custody. ICE officers served Romero with a warrant of removal.
ICE Boston removed Romero from the United States to the Dominican Republic on April 8.
