US resident from Haiti detained by ICE for alleged ties to Haitian gangs

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FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed to Fox Information that it has arrested a lawful everlasting U.S. resident for alleged crimes associated to Haitian gang exercise and immigration fraud .

"On July 17, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested Pierre Reginald Boulos, a lawful everlasting resident of the U.S. and citizen of Haiti, for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act contributing to the destabilization of Haiti," ICE instructed Fox.

Boulos is accused of contributing to violence and gang assist in Haiti, which ICE says destabilized the nation and will have "severe antagonistic international coverage penalties for the US."

"The Division of State has decided that sure people with U.S. lawful everlasting resident standing have supported and collaborated with Haitian gang leaders linked to Viv Ansanm, a Haitian international terrorist group," a launch from ICE acknowledged. "The USA won't enable people to get pleasure from the advantages of authorized standing in our nation whereas they're facilitating the actions of violent organizations or supporting prison terrorist organizations overseas."

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Pierre Boulos mugshot. Boulos is accused of aiding Haitian gangs and omitting details on his software for U.S. residence.

The federal company additionally mentioned that Boulos failed to say his involvement in founding a political occasion in Haiti known as Mouvement pour la Transformation et la Valorisation d'Haiti (MTVAyiti), and that he was referred by the Haitian authorities's Unit for the Battle Towards Corruption for allegedly misusing loans.

These omissions, in keeping with ICE, can represent immigration fraud and justify his deportation.

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"These new actions show the Trump administration’s agency dedication to defending the American folks, advancing our nationwide safety pursuits, and selling regional safety and stability," mentioned ICE.

Boulos is being held by ICE Enforcement and Removing Operations detention in Miami.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Division of State’s Diplomatic Safety Service and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate .

" MTVAyiti is a political motion impressed by the Desalinian beliefs of Nationwide Unity, Social Justice, Nationwide Sovereignty and the rebuilding of the Financial system. The motion has its roots within the values of Delight, Greatness, Effectivity and Rationality of King Christophe," in keeping with the web site of the occasion based by Boulos.

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines, referenced within the occasion's beliefs, was a Haitian revolutionary and founding father of the nation after its independence in 1804.