Two illegal immigrants suspected of heinous sexual offenses were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on consecutive days in Nantucket Island.
The following day, Sept. 11, ICE agents arrested another illegal immigrant with a similar case, a Brazilian national named Gean Do Amaral Belafronte.
Belafronte entered the U.S. legally on Oct. 8, 2018, but violated the terms of his stay and voluntarily left the country on April 18, 2021. Before his departure, Belafronte had been arrested in connection with an alleged assault in which he threatened and attempted to rape a woman.
After reentering the U.S. at an unknown location and date, Belafronte was arrested again on March 12, and arraigned on charges of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 years or older. And just like Aldana-Arevalo, Belafronte was released on $500 cash bail or a $5,000 surety bond by the Nantucket District Court and remained free until his arrest by ICE.
Both men are currently being held in ICE custody following their arrests, pending further legal proceedings.