Man released after ICE withholds homicide warrant, later re-detained when information surfaces
May 5, 2026 · Providence, RI, Dominican Republic

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.
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