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Activists Disrupt ICE, Lead to Arrest of Rape Suspect

3/17/2026

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Walter Roberto Vides-Ortez, a Salvadoran national wanted for child rape, was arrested March 12 in Boston after anti-ICE activists disrupted a capture.
Video footage shows activists confronting ICE agents and accusing them of traumatizing children at a nearby school.
Vides-Ortez entered the United States illegally in 2016 and lived near a school, per ICE.
ICE officials say they focus on illegal immigrants with criminal records, underscoring tensions with sanctuary policies.

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Walter Roberto Vides-Ortez, a Salvadoran national wanted for child rape, was arrested March 12 in Boston after anti-ICE activists disrupted a capture.
Video footage shows activists confronting ICE agents and accusing them of traumatizing children at a nearby school.
Vides-Ortez entered the United States illegally in 2016 and lived near a school, per ICE.
ICE officials say they focus on illegal immigrants with criminal records, underscoring tensions with sanctuary policies.