DHS flips script on media narrative with new details about illegal teen arrested by ICE: 'Safety threat'

A redacted copy of a "weapons law violation" police report involving Berto shared by DHS. (Department of Homeland Security)

After being alerted, police searched the school area and found Berto at a bus stop. He was searched and found with a 5.5-inch Milwaukee knife concealed on his person.

According to DHS, local officials contacted federal law enforcement and notified them of the arrest. Later that same day, ICE Boston officers took the teen into custody outside the Everett Police Department. The next day, ICE transported Berto to the Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Virginia.

An immigration court document obtained by Fox News Digital from a high-ranking Trump administration official states that based upon Berto’s recidivist criminal history and ties to the 33 gang, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations determined him to be a "public safety threat."

According to the document, Berto entered the U.S. illegally with his family on September 24, 2021, near San Luis, Arizona. He and his family were released into the U.S. on an order of release on recognizance under the Biden administration.

ICE ARRESTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX CRIMES AFTER HIS RELEASE BY LOCAL POLICE DESPITE DETAINER

Residents surround federal and Border Patrol agents who plan their escape after an immigrant raid on Atlantic Blvd. in Bell, Califonia on June 19, 2025.  (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

In July, he was again arraigned for assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Everett Police also filed a criminal complaint against Berto for the charge of receiving stolen property over $1,200, after receiving a report that he had stolen a moped.

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"Here are the facts: this individual and suspected gang member posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet, including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, and destruction of property," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, federal law enforcement is restoring commonsense and law-and-order to our streets. This public safety threat will stay in juvenile detention pending further proceedings," said McLaughlin.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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