By Matthew Holloway |

Federal immigration officers arrested a Haitian national in Massachusetts who entered the United States through the Arizona border during the Biden administration. He had been released into the country and now faces pending charges involving child pornography, indecent assault, and extortion.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that officers from its Boston field office arrested Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, during a vehicle stop in Fall River, Massachusetts, on July 18.

Jean-Louis has pending Massachusetts charges for possession of child pornography, indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, and extortion by threat of injury, according to ICE. The agency has not reported that Jean-Louis has been convicted of the charges.

“There is no person more disturbing than one who stands accused of preying upon the most innocent members of our communities,” acting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Field Office Director David Wesling said in a statement. “ICE Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by working tenaciously to remove alleged child sex predators from our New England neighborhoods.”

ICE said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended Jean-Louis after he entered the country near Nogales, Arizona, on Sept. 24, 2024.

CBP subsequently released him into the country under a two-year grant of immigration parole.

Immigration parole allows the Department of Homeland Security to temporarily permit a noncitizen applying for admission to enter the United States on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or a significant public benefit. Federal law states that parole does not constitute formal admission into the United States.

Jean-Louis’ release occurred approximately four months before former President Joe Biden left office in January 2025.

Following the July vehicle stop, ICE officers took Jean-Louis into custody and served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin highlighted the Arizona connection, reporting that Jean-Louis had been “caught and released” at the border before his arrest in Massachusetts.

ICE described Jean-Louis as an illegal alien from Haiti. The agency did not identify the circumstances under which CBP approved the two-year parole or provide additional information concerning his travel from Arizona to Massachusetts.

Jean-Louis remains in ICE custody.

Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com.