{"id":2473311,"date":"2025-08-11T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-alleged-pedophile-walks-free-ice-blames-rhode-island-pd-for-letting-him-walk\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:23:12","slug":"illegal-alien-alleged-pedophile-walks-free-ice-blames-rhode-island-pd-for-letting-him-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-alleged-pedophile-walks-free-ice-blames-rhode-island-pd-for-letting-him-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Alleged Pedophile Walks Free, ICE Blames Rhode Island PD for Letting Him Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-alien-alleged-pedophile-walks-free-ice-blames-rhode-island-pd-for-letting-him-walk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Immigration adn Customs Enforcement (ICE) has criticized the Portsmouth Police Department in Rhode Island for releasing Josue Santiago Perez-Gomez, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, despite his arrest on serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-activist-arrested-during-2020-portland-antifa-riots-charged-in-child-sex-sting\/\" title=\"Far-Left Activist ... During 2020 Portland Antifa Riots Charged in ... Sex Sting\">child sex crime charges<\/a>. Perez-Gomez was arrested by Portsmouth police for offenses including patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity, indecent solicitation of a child, and procurement of sexual conduct for a fee. Although ICE had issued a detainer request, local police released him on the same day, allowing him too reenter the community. ICE afterward located and re-arrested Perez-gomez the same day.ICE boston Field Office Director Patricia hyde condemned the police department&#8217;s actions, emphasizing the danger Perez-Gomez posed to children and questioning the purpose of his initial arrest if he was immediately released. Perez-Gomez will remain in federal custody as his deportation process proceeds.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> between ICE and local authorities regarding handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-sheriffs-sue-biden-over-ice-restrictions-plummeting-deportations\/\" title=\"Texas Sheriffs Sue Biden Over ... Restrictions, Plummeting Deportations\">illegal immigrants accused<\/a> of serious crimes, amid ongoing federal efforts to detain and deport convicted sexual offenders.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement criticized the Portsmouth Police Department in Rhode Island, revealing on Saturday that the agency allowed an illegal alien from Guatemala out of custody despite his alleged crimes against a child.<\/p>\n<p>Josue Santiago Perez-Gomez entered the country illegally, and the Portsmouth Police Department arrested him for &ldquo;patronizing a minor for commercial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-created-hotline-child-trafficking-abuse-tips-ignored-65000-calls-expert-witness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual activity<\/a>, indecent solicitation of a child, and procurement of sexual conduct for a fee,&rdquo; according to a report from Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin.<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Gomez was nevertheless released from custody on the same day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-washington-looking-cowardly-arsonist-assaults-ice-agents-skyrocket-830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE<\/a> had put out a detainer for his arrest, but Portsmouth Police Department ignored the detainer, letting Perez-Gomez back onto the streets.<\/p>\n<p>ICE found and arrested him on the same day of his release.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>ICE Boston Field Office Director Patricia Hyde blasted the Portsmouth Police Department for releasing him without warning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Josue Santiago Perez-Gomez stands accused of some disgusting and disturbing crimes and represents a clear threat to the children of our Rhode Island communities,&rdquo; she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Releasing an alleged child sex offender the very day of his arrest begs the question, what is the point of arresting him at all?&rdquo; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Luckily, the brave men and women of ICE were able to remove this criminal alien pedophile from our streets where local authorities allowed him to potentially reoffend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: ICE is calling out police in Portsmouth, RI after they say Portsmouth PD ignored ICE&rsquo;s detainer and released a Guatemalan illegal alien alleged pedophile into the community after he had been arrested for felony sex crimes against a Rhode Island child. ICE found &amp; arrested&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Z0nZ6RjrU\">pic.twitter.com\/7Z0nZ6RjrU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1954292873144545574?\">August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was not clear where or when Perez-Gomez entered the nation illegally, according to a Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/ice-arrests-illegal-immigrant-charged-child-sex-crimes-after-release-local-police-despite-detainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>He had not been admitted or inspected by any immigration officials.<\/p>\n<p>Officials informed Fox News that Perez-Gomez will stay in federal custody as his deportation is processed.<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Gomez is not the first alleged pedophile ICE has detained.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, ICE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/07\/14\/ice-takes-down-convicted-illegal-alien-sexual-predators-pedophiles-over-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a weekend operation that led to the arrest of multiple offenders.<\/p>\n<p>Porfirio Bernal-Fregoso, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/patriots-wanted-dhs-drops-age-cap-80000-americans-rush-join-ice-help-clean-bidens-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal<\/a> alien from Mexico, was arrested in North Carolina. He was &ldquo;convicted of attempted rape of child and indecent liberties with a child.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>ICE further arrested Sergio Guerrero-Galvan, also from Mexico, who was convicted of &ldquo;aggravated sexual assault of child.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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