Biden-appointed judge releases violent illegal immigrant wanted for murder
A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden has ordered the discharge of a violent illegal immigrant wanted for murder within the Dominican Republic, and simply days after being arrested for assault and battery in Worcester.
This hits as laws advances on Beacon Hill that might limit federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says Bryan Rafael Gomez was arrested by Worcester Police on April 4 on assault and battery expenses, the place ICE arrested him after he posted $500 bail.
In ICE custody for most of this month, court docket paperwork present that US District Court Judge Melissa Dubose, who was appointed to the District of Rhode Island by Biden in the course of the ultimate days of his administration, ordered the discharge of Gomez on Thursday pending a bond listening to earlier than an immigration judge.
“Bryan Rafael Gomez is a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic with an international warrant for homicide. An activist judge appointed by Joe Biden released this wanted murderer back into American communities,” Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated in an announcement.
“This is yet another example of an activist judge trying to thwart President Trump’s mandate from the American people to remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS will continue to fight for the removal of criminal illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country,” she stated.
Dubose granted Gomez’s writ of habeas corpus in a Tuesday listening to, ordering his speedy launch and arguing that his arrest and continued detention are illegal.
“The Court ORDERS the Government to release Petitioner TODAY (April 28, 2026). Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing, which shall be held no sooner than 30 days from the date of this Order, April 28, 2026. The Government shall set minimal release conditions that will reasonably assure his appearance at the bond hearing,” Dubose’s order reads. “The Court MODIFIES its Order, ECF No.3, only to permit Petitioner’s transfer to the Boston ICE Field Office, located in Burlington, Massachusetts. All Petitioner’s property is to be RETURNED.”
But it seems Dubose issued one other order late Thursday evening following a DHS press launch describing Gomez’s violent legal background and his arrest warrant for murder issued by Dominican authorities. Dubose has ordered a show-cause listening to, set for Monday at 3 pm, for attorneys to clarify why the court docket was not supplied with this data, threatening to carry them in contempt of court docket. Dubose didn’t specify whether or not this criticism was directed at Gomez and his attorneys or attorneys representing ICE and DHS.
“Failing to provide this Court with relevant and material facts threatens public safety and erodes trust in the rule of law. Based on new information available to this Court as described in the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) April 30, 2026 press release, the Respondents are ordered to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for failure to notify the Court of facts relevant to Petitioner’s dangerousness and/or criminal history,” Dubose stated in her order, issued at 10:49 pm Thursday evening. .
DHS says Gomez entered the US illegally in 2022 and was encountered by US Border Patrol close to Lukeville, Arizona. He was later launched by the Biden administration. Then, on January 24, 2023, the Coordination of the Courts of Instruction of the National District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, issued a legal arrest warrant for Bryan Rafael Gomez for murder.
This, as Massachusetts legal guidelines have superior laws on Beacon Hill that might prohibit ICE operations in Massachusetts by prohibiting brokers from making arrests inside courthouses and different state-owned property, and creating the chance for the state to prosecute federal brokers, amongst different measures.
Meanwhile, Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have publicly expressed their assist for prosecuting federal brokers who perform immigration enforcement operations in Massachusetts.
Dubose was nominated by Biden on January 10, 2024, with the US Senate confirming his nomination in March of that 12 months. During her nomination hearings, US Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Dubose a few information article from 2000 through which she is quoted as saying “I was in my Marxist phase.” Dubose was sworn in on January 3, 2025.
DuBose is the primary particular person of coloration and first overtly LGBTQ judge to serve on the US District Court in Rhode Island.
