ICE lodges immigration detainer for Dominican native who allegedly killed Lynn restaurant owner

A man apprehended for his alleged role in the murder of a Lynn man is now the subject of an immigration detainer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Eric Dionida German-Pena, 25, was arrested Wednesday and charged with the murder of Ilias Mavros, 48, who was found dead in his home two days earlier. 

Mavros ran Crazy Buzzy’s Roast Beef & Seafood, a restaurant in Lynn. 

ICE announced Monday that it had lodged an immigration detainer against German-Pena, who was born in the Dominican Republic and entered the U.S. illegally in September 2022, they said.

Immigration detainers are requests from ICE to law enforcement agencies to notify the agency as early as possible before they release “removable alien[s],” and to hold the individuals for up to 48 hours beyond normal release time to give the Department of Homeland Security time to assume custody. 

They give ICE officers the opportunity to take custody of individuals in what they describe as “a safe, controlled environment” rather than “at-large in the community,” because at-large arrests can be more unpredictable. 

“ICE Boston takes its public safety mission extremely seriously,” said acting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Field Office Director Patricia Hyde in a statement. “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has charged him with murder, and with the cooperation of the Lynn District Court, we intend to take him into ICE custody after he has paid his debt to society.” 

ICE often issues detainers against people who have been convicted of crimes including homicide and others such as burglaries and robberies, kidnapping, sexual assault, and drug trafficking.

German-Pena pleaded not guilty on Thursday and was ordered held without bail, according to the District Attorney’s communications office. He is scheduled back in court on March 6.

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