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ICE Boston nabs Haitian illegal immigrant in Fall River with pending kidnapping, strangulation charges — and an active rape investigation

Saturday, May 23, 2026•
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ICE Boston nabs Haitian illegal immigrant in Fall River with pending kidnapping, strangulation charges — and an active rape investigation

Roodiely Jean Louis was taken into federal custody during a Fall River ICE operation May 13 — pending kidnapping, strangulation and family-violence charges plus a Fall River PD rape probe.

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FALL RIVER — ICE Boston arrested a Haitian illegal immigrant in Fall River earlier this month with a pending case for kidnapping, strangulation, and family-violence assault — and an open Fall River Police Department rape investigation hanging over him from the same incident, federal officials disclosed Friday.
Roodiely Jean Louis was taken into federal custody during a targeted operation on May 13, ICE Boston's Enforcement and Removal Operations announced on X Friday morning.
His pending Massachusetts criminal charges, per the agency, include:

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  • Kidnapping
  • Strangulation
  • Assault and battery on a family or household member
ICE Boston added in a follow-up post moments later that the Fall River Police Department is separately investigating Jean Louis for rape allegations tied to the same incident.
ICE Boston referred to Jean Louis as an "illegal alien from Haiti" in its statement. He remains in federal custody.
These are allegations. Jean Louis is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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