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Suspected MS-13 members ICE'd in Boston arrests
Thursday, April 14, 2005

Two MS-13 street gang members were busted in Boston last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

MS-13 is an active street gang in Somerville, and the Somerville Gang Unit has been working with ICE as part of a anti-gang initiative launched in March to target MS-13 members in six U.S. cities.

Last Wednesday, April 6, ICE agents arrested Dinora Chavarria, 20, and Oscar Aviles, 20, who were both affiliated with a Boston MS-13 cell and both have violent criminal histories, including convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, according to a press release from the ICE. Chavarria was in the U.S. illegally and is being deported; Aviles will be facing deportation proceedings.

ICE officials said the agency, a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has arrested more than 135 MS-13 gang members nationwide.

"We're sending a clear message that we will not tolerate gang violence and crime in our communities, and we'll continue working with our local law enforcement partners to get these dangerous criminals off our streets," said Robin M. Avers, a special agent for ICE in New England.