Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux said he won’t be intimidated or shamed into breaking the law, in response to an ICE post on the social media network X critical of his release of a man in custody.

 

On July 2, ICE shared a post on X stating, “ICE Boston arrested Jose Raul Martinez-Alvardo, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, during operations in New Bedford, Mass. Martinez-Alvardo’s criminal history includes pending charges for unlawful possession of a large capacity firearm, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, resisting arrest, carrying a firearm without a license and carrying a loaded firearm without a license.”

 

It also stated, “Bristol County House of Corrections RELEASED Martinez-Alvardo without honoring the ICE detainer. ICE Boston will do what sanctuary politicians will not: keep dangerous criminals off our streets.”

 

Heroux said it was a routine release on bail, so routine he added that it only came to his attention after the X post was brought to his attention by the media.

 

Heroux stated in a release that “ICE Boston made a partisan political statement and tried to pressure or intimidate me and my office to break state and federal law.”

 

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