Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Brazilian man after he was released from a state prison.

ICE agents say Emerson Eduardo Ferreira legally entered the country in 1999 but later violated his admission after being convicted of sexually assaulting a Connecticut resident in 2023.

"Emerson Eduardo Ferreira violated the terms of his lawful admission into the United States and brutally victimized a Connecticut resident," said acting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. "He has shown a blatant disregard for the sanctity of our laws and the safety of our people."

ICE says it issued an immigration detainer against Ferreira last April with the Connecticut Department of Corrections and served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge after arresting him.

Ferreira remains in ICE custody.