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Man released after ICE withholds homicide warrant, later re-detained when information surfaces

May 5, 2026·Location: Providence, RI

Country of origin: Dominican Republic

Man released after ICE withholds homicide warrant, later re-detained when information surfaces
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Bryan Rafael Gómez, a 27-year-old undocumented immigrant, was detained by ICE at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island following his arrest by Worcester police on assault and battery charges. On April 28, 2026, a federal judge ordered his release after ICE and the U.S. attorney's office withheld information about an active homicide warrant from the Dominican Republic. After his release, Gómez disappeared and failed to report to ICE as expected. On May 5, 2026, a federal judge ordered Gómez re-detained after the withheld warrant information emerged. The judge criticized the conduct as a breach of trust and ordered a disciplinary review of the U.S. attorney's office, noting that had she known about the warrant, she would not have granted Gómez's habeas corpus petition.

Timeline

May 5, 2026—Federal judge ordered Gómez re-detained by ICE after warrant information surfaced; judge criticized conduct as breach of trust and ordered disciplinary review of U.S. attorney's office
Apr 28, 2026—Federal judge ordered release of Bryan Rafael Gómez after ICE and U.S. attorney's office withheld information about homicide warrant from Dominican Republic
Apr 28, 2026—Gómez disappeared and failed to report to ICE following release
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