U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Jorge Martinez Duenas, a 44-year-old Honduran national, on charges related to child endangerment and abuse in Connecticut. The arrest took place on March 3.
“Jorge. Martinez has already been removed from the U.S. twice, and now he faces charges of victimizing a child in Connecticut,” stated Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston. She emphasized that “children are among the most vulnerable members of our society, and we have zero tolerance for people who hurt them.” Hyde assured that ICE Boston will continue prioritizing public safety by pursuing illegal alien child abusers to protect communities.
Martinez was first encountered by ICE officers after his arrest by the Wethersfield Police Department in February 2008. Following this, ICE officers served him with a notice to appear before an immigration judge from the Justice Department.
On February 20, 2008, a DOJ immigration judge ordered Martinez’s removal from the United States. He was deported to Honduras on March 28, 2008. However, in April of the same year, the Connecticut Superior Court in New Britain chose not to prosecute any of the charges against him.
Despite being removed once more after re-entering illegally in September 2008, Martinez returned again between then and September 12, 2024. On that date, he was arrested by Connecticut State Police on charges including risk of injury to a child and unlawful restraint; these charges remain pending with the Connecticut Superior Court in New Britain.
Before ICE could issue an immigration detainer following his latest arrest by state police, Martinez was released from custody but was later apprehended by ICE officers from Boston’s Hartford field office on March 3 while at large.
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