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Undocumented Immigrant Faces 20 Sex Crime Charges

4/14/2025

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Gilberto Avila-Jara, a 64-year-old undocumented Ecuadoran immigrant, faces over 20 sex crime charges involving a minor after his arrest by ICE in Boston. Despite a detainer request, local authorities released him in 2021, igniting President Trump's outrage over sanctuary policies and his threats to withdraw federal funding from non-compliant cities.

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Gilberto Avila-Jara, a 64-year-old undocumented Ecuadoran immigrant, faces over 20 sex crime charges involving a minor after his arrest by ICE in Boston. Despite a detainer request, local authorities released him in 2021, igniting President Trump's outrage over sanctuary policies and his threats to withdraw federal funding from non-compliant cities.