Days after two high profile incidents involving illegal immigrants, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 111 immigrants with criminal records , including 82 felons, in New England. Almost 3,000 arrests were made during a week-long nationwide sweep.
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Jose Gonzalez, 32, of Somerville is charged with mayhem after he allegedly cut off three of his girlfriend’s fingers after an a Saturday morning argument in the South End. Gonzalez was held without bail on Tuesday. Police recovered a severed pinky finger and a foldout knife, and have security camera footage of Gonzalez dropping her off at the Boston Medical Center. Gonzalez has a prior record involving assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm. [Somerville Journal]
Over 30 Brazilian nationals, allegedly in the country illegally, have been arrested since July in connection with an investigation into the TJ Aviation Flight Academy at Stow's Minute Man Air Field. This case could expose flaws in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) procedures designed to ensure only “properly checked, legal aliens" are permitted to take flight lessons. Scrutiny increased on flight schools after the government learned several 9/11 hijackers took flight training in the United States. One person arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)was the school’s owner, Thiago DeJesus, a 26-year-old Brazilian immigrant. He told the Boston Globe he's here legally but didn't show proof of residency. He's been giving flying lessons since his arrest this week. "You think if we did something wrong, we’d still be open as a flight school?," he asked.
Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral publicly contradicted herself this week as she demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents remove all immigrant detainees from the Suffolk County jail, and then announced she would reconsider her own order. Now CNN reports ICE officials plan to respond to her concerns directly.
-- Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other law enforcement agencies arrested 47 alleged gang members from Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The alleged gang members from Massachusetts lived in Boston, Chelsea, Dartmouth, East Boston, Fitchburg, Leominster, Lynn, New Bedford, Randolph, and Springfield.
We’re on a roll with the wintery ice shots this week. Photographer jeff tamagini shot this one and did a great job accentuating their geometric quality. We like how the tapering ice flow and bright reflected sunlight attracts our eyes to the back of the frame and guides them out of the picture.
We love the pearly opalescence of this ice shot by MeredithBaker. The soft greens and blues look great against the desaturated wooden dock.
Bostonist Flickr group member kmacgray has today's photo of the day with a gorgeous image of ice, snow, and water. We love the desaturated, almost black-and-white look and the languid curves. It reminds us of why we secretly like winter in New England.
This image by historygradguy first caught our attention because it reminded some of us of our morning commute, but then we looked closer and realized it's a pretty nice photo. We like the contrast of the shiny bike and black coat against the mottled gray ice. We like that it's well exposed, so we can see the gradations of white and gray. We also like the clean and simple composition.
--For some reason, 32-year-old Keni Garcia of Haverhill allegedly wanted 85,000 bullets. The ATF, ICE and state and local authorities seem to think this was a bad idea. Who knew? Essex County prosecutors are charging Garcia, who was scheduled to become an American citizen today, with illegal possession of ammunition, three counts of possession of a high-capacity firearm, and illegal storage of a firearm. Investigators found 10,000 rounds in his car, 20,000 rounds at his house. He allegedly tried to buy 55,000 more rounds in New Hampshire.[Boston Globe, Boston Herald]
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