A 29-year-old Jamaican sex offender was among 18 people that were apprehended by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency for illegally staying in the US after being convicted.

The accused who lives in Waterbury, Connecticut was apprehended in Boston Massachusetts yesterday, and was previously convicted of two counts of fourth-degree felony sexual assault.

The Haitian and Guyanese national however, were detained in a sweep between October 22 and November 4.

According to reports, the action taken by deportation officers with its Enforcement and Removal Operations New York Field Office resulted in a total of 138 arrests nationally, including some who had already been ordered removed from the United States but failed to leave.

Other detainees includes nationals from Bolivia, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Uruguay, El Salvador, and Canada.