ICE detained a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run for removal proceedings, with his attorney decrying the agency's 'criminal alien' label as misleading and the suspect innocent until proven guilty.
LOWELL — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a sharply worded statement on Friday portraying the 23‑year‑old man accused in a fatal hit‑and‑run on Pawtucket Boulevard as a "criminal alien" and a "violent, dangerous" offender — language his attorney blasted as "misleading" and "disgusting."