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First off, accused child rapist, still awaiting trial. Second, due process applies to all people, regardless of how heinous the crimes are.
We can't lock up people for what they might do. In this particular case I agree he shouldn't have been released, but that's because he's quite clearly a flight risk. But simply holding somebody indefinitely because he might commit a crime is a clear violation of due process.
I would love to see that. "Your Honor, I want to sue because they refused to violate the Constitution."
Also, not Boston. And yes, it was the Boston field office but that field office (which incidentally is itself not in Boston) has responsibility for the entirety of New England. As I said, it is against the law in MA to enforce immigration detainers, but that's a matter of due process and not sanctuary policies.Here's a Newsweek story from last October:
He was arraigned in Middlesex County Superior Court on charges of aggravated rape of a child by force and rape of a child by force on September 4.
According to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston, officials at Middlesex County Superior Court "ignored ERO Boston's immigration detainer and released Hernandez-Rodas from custody on an unknown date."
Court released illegal immigrant accused of raping child
A 38-year-old Guatemalan national entered the U.S. illegally as a "gotaway" and was charged in June with aggravated forcible rape of a child in Massachusetts.www.newsweek.com
