By Tiffany Williams –
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended Santor Aibar, a 56-year-old Dominican national, who has a notable criminal history that includes a conviction for heroin distribution. On January 22, ICE officers arrested Aibar in East Boston, where he was already facing charges for assault with a dangerous weapon and shoplifting.
Aibar entered the United States illegally, at an unknown time and location, without undergoing any admission, inspection, or parole by a U.S. immigration official—a circumstance that has made his immigration status precarious. His criminal record includes a serious conviction from the West Roxbury District Court in Massachusetts on September 29, 2008, where he was found guilty of distributing heroin. This conviction resulted in a one-year prison sentence, reflecting the severity of his involvement in drug-related crimes.
After his initial arrest by ICE on July 2, 2010, at the Nashua Street Jail in Boston, Aibar was served with a notice to appear before an immigration judge. Following the proceedings, the immigration judge ordered his removal from the United States on September 30, 2010. Subsequently, on November 17, 2010, ICE deported Aibar back to the Dominican Republic, hoping to prevent further unlawful re-entry.
Despite these actions, Aibar managed to illegally re-enter the United States at an unspecified time and location, once again without being admitted, inspected, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.