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ICE arrests Honduran man charged with indecent assault in Mass.
Juan Alberto Rodezno-Marin was previously arrested and removed from the U.S. in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Immigration officers in Massachusetts last Wednesday arrested a Honduran national — who had previously been removed from the United States for illegal entry — and charged him with sex crimes, assault and battery, and armed robbery.
Juan Alberto Rodezno-Marin, 39, was charged with indecent assault and battery on person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery, and assault to rape, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
He was arrested on Jan. 22 by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations unit and remains in custody.
“Mr. Rodezno will have his day in court, but he stands accused of some horrific crimes,” Patricia H. Hyde, acting field office director of ICE ERO Boston, said in the statement. “Not only did he repeatedly break U.S. immigration laws, but he apparently presents a substantial threat to the residents of Massachusetts.”
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Rodezno-Marin was previously arrested in 2007 after entering the U.S. illegally without inspection and was extradited to Honduras on Nov. 22, 2007, according to ICE. Immigration officials arrested and removed Rodezno-Marin twice afterward for illegal re-entry in 2008 and 2009.
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When Rodezno-Marin was held in the Middlesex House of Correction in December 2022, ICE ERO officers issued an immigration detainer, which requests a law enforcement agency to notify ICE in advance before releasing an undocumented immigrant.
A 2017 Supreme Judicial Court decision bars law enforcement agencies from honoring such requests, stating Massachusetts law does not give authority to court officers to arrest and hold an individual beyond the time they are expected to be released.
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Rodezno-Marin was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on March 9, 2023, for charges on indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery, and assault to rape. The court ignored the detainer and released Rodezno-Marin on Dec. 4, 2024, according to court documents.
Court documents recorded the national’s name as Juan Alberto Marim, a spelling discrepancy from ICE’s official statement.
The Committee for Public Counsel Services represented Marim in his 2023 case. His attorney wrote in a statement that Marim had “longstanding and well-documented incompetency” recognized by Middlesex Superior Court.
“Mr. Marim has been found incompetent to stand trial by multiple forensic psychologists over the past two years due to severe cognitive impairments,” wrote attorney Josina Raisler-Cohn in a statement. “These impairments are permanent, rendering him unable to understand legal proceedings, communicate effectively, or advocate for himself.”
CPCS sent a letter to ICE requesting Marim be represented by immigration counsel and received no response, according to the statement. CPCS also alleged that Middlesex Superior issued a warrant for Marim because ICE had removed his GPS bracelet at the time of his arrest.
Raisler-Cohn wrote in the statement that ICE publicizing Marim’s arrest and not disclosing his cognitive disabilities is “frustrating and frankly unacceptable.”
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“We sincerely hope that ICE responds to our request for appointed counsel and provides him with the protections he is entitled to under the law,” Raisler-Cohn wrote.
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