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Federal immigration authorities have arrested three Portuguese women\u00a0who are also charged in connection with the death of a Rhode Island infant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the women, all living in the United States illegally on February 17 in Pawtucket.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe alleged crimes of these unlawfully present individuals resulted in the death of an innocent child,\u201d said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. \u201cThose who commit crimes against children must be held accountable. Unlawfully present foreign nationals posing a danger to our New England communities cannot expect to escape the consequences of their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Report from Fox News<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The women were charged with\u00a0child endangerment<\/a>, but posted bail following their arraignment and were released by the 6th Division District Court of Rhode Island. Pawtucket police also arrested the boy\u2019s alleged 25-year-old father, who is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston, Rhode Island.<\/em><\/p>\n He is charged with manslaughter, three counts of second degree child abuse, and child endangerment. None of the suspects were identified.<\/em><\/p>\n Pawtucket police responded to a home for an emergency call and found the boy unresponsive with \u201csignificant bruising\u201d on his face, ICE said. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n