ICE arrests Honduran alien charged with multiple child abuse crimes in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jorge Martinez Duenas, a 44-year-old illegal alien from Honduras charged with multiple crimes related to child endangerment and abuse, on March 3.

“Jorge. Martinez has already been removed from the U.S. twice, and now he faces charges of victimizing a child in Connecticut,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde, who oversees ERO’s efforts in New England. “Children are among the most vulnerable members of our society, and we have zero tolerance for people who hurt them. ICE Boston will continue to prioritize the safety of our public and relentlessly pursue illegal alien child abusers in order to protect our communities.”

Officers from ICE Boston’s Hartford field office encountered Martinez following his arrest by the Wethersfield Police Department in February 2008.

ICE officers served Martinez with a notice to appear before a Justice Department immigration judge.

On Feb. 20, 2008, the DOJ immigration judge ordered Martinez removed from the United States. ICE Boston removed Martinez from the United States to Honduras March 28, 2008. On April 23, 2008, the Connecticut Superior Court in New Britain declined to prosecute any of the charges.

U.S. Border Patrol arrested Martinez Sept. 5, 2008, after he illegally re-entered the United States, and on Sept. 13, 2008, ICE again removed Martinez from the United States to Honduras.

Martinez illegally reentered the country sometime between then and Sept. 12, 2024, when the Connecticut State Police arrested and charged him with risk of injury to a child, intent to commit cruelty on a child under the age of 19, and unlawful restraint in the first degree. All the charges are currently pending with the Connecticut Superior Court in New Britain.

The police released Martinez from custody before ICE could lodge an immigration detainer against him. Officers with ICE Boston’s Hartford field office arrested Martinez March 3, while he was at-large in the community. He remains in ICE custody.

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