Quick Hit:

Akim Marc Desire, an 18-year-old Haitian migrant admitted under the Biden administration’s CHNV mass parole program, was arrested in Massachusetts for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old boy.

Key Details:

• Desire was apprehended by Mansfield, MA police, charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. He is now in ICE custody.
• He entered the U.S. through Miami on June 4, 2023, under the parole initiative for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
• This arrest follows another case in March where a Haitian national was accused of a similar crime, highlighting ongoing concerns about the parole program's oversight.

Diving Deeper:

The arrest of Akim Marc Desire in Massachusetts casts a shadow over the Biden-Harris administration's CHNV mass parole program, aimed at nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Desire, charged with sexually assaulting a young boy in his neighborhood, had been allowed entry into the United States just over a year ago, landing in Miami before moving to Massachusetts.

This incident is not isolated. In March, another Haitian migrant, Cory Alvarez, was charged with aggravated child rape in a migrant hotel in Rockland, MA. Like Desire, Alvarez had entered under the same parole program and was supposed to be living with a sponsor in New Jersey but was found in a family migrant shelter in Massachusetts where the assault occurred.

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston played a pivotal role in responding to this case. Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons emphasized the threat Desire posed to the community, stating, "We cannot tolerate such potentially dire threats to the welfare of children in our community." ERO Boston's swift action underscores the agency's commitment to public safety by removing noncitizen offenders who pose serious threats.

These cases have emerged just as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the resumption of the CHNV program, which had been paused due to significant concerns about vetting failures. An internal investigation revealed alarming levels of fraud, including over 100,000 applications filed by the same group of sponsors and use of contact details linked to deceased individuals.