September 18, 2025Hartford, CT
ICE Boston arrests Mexican alien charged with drug trafficking, prostitution crimes in Connecticut
Local jurisdiction refused to honor ICE detainer and released alien offender back into community
ICE apprehended Mauricio Castiano-Rojas, 43, in Hartford Sept. 10.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Officers with ICE Boston’s Hartford field office arrested an illegal Mexican alien charged in Connecticut with illegal sale of alcohol – club, promoting prostitution, possession of controlled substance, operation of drug factory, possession with intent to distribute narcotic substance and permitting prostitution. ICE apprehended Mauricio Castiano-Rojas, 43, in Hartford Sept. 10.
“Mauricio Castiano-Rojas not only broke U.S. immigration law, he also stands accused of a myriad of serious crimes that threaten the safety of our Connecticut neighborhoods,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director David Wesling. “Castiano-Rojas represents a significant threat to the sanctity of our communities. ICE Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien offenders from New England.”
U.S. Border Patrol arrested Castiano-Rojas after he illegally entered the United States Sept. 15, 2007, and returned him to Mexico.
Castiano-Rojas illegally reentered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-boston-arrests-mexican-alien-charged-drug-trafficking-prostitution-crimes
