ERO Boston arrests Brazilian noncitizen charged with violent crimes against Massachusetts child

Marlborough, Mass. - Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 24-year-old Brazilian noncitizen charged locally with assault and battery on a child with an injury, assault and battery against a family or household member, two counts of strangulation or suffocation, and intimidation charges. Officers from ERO Boston arrested Mateus Silva-Kerkovshy Aug. 16 in Marlborough.

"Mateus Silva-Kerkovshy allegedly committed some extremely violent acts against a child with an injury and represents a dire threat to the residents of Massachusetts," said ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. "We cannot allow such a threat to remain in our communities. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by aggressively arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our New England neighborhoods."

U.S. Border Patrol arrested Silva Oct. 22, 2021, after he unlawfully entered the United States near San Luis, Arizona. U.S. Border Patrol issued Silva a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and took him into custody.

U.S. Border Patrol released Silva from custody after he was granted parole Oct. 29, 2021.

On March 29, 2023, a Department of Justice immigration judge ordered Silva removed from the United States to Brazil.

The Hudson Police Department arrested Silva Aug. 9 and charged him with with assault and battery on a child with an injury, assault and battery against a family or household member, two counts of strangulation or suffocation and intimidation charges. Later that day, the Marlborough District Court arraigned Silva on those charges.

ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Silva Aug. 9 with the Marlborough District Court.

The Marlborough District Court transferred Silva Aug. 16 into the custody ERO Boston at the Marlborough District Court's detention facility. Silva remains in ERO custody.

ERO conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is a separate entity from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case, determining if a noncitizen is subject to a final order of removal or eligible for certain forms of relief from removal.

As one of ICE's three operational directorates, ERO is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO's mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency's detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO's workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.

Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

Learn more about ICE's mission to increase public safety in our New England communities on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @EROBoston.

Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

Learn more about ICE's mission to increase public safety in our New England communities on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @EROBoston.