Charles, Marcos D.
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Marcos D. Charles |
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| Agency | ICE |
| Role | Acting Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations |
| Field Office | Unknown |
| State | United States |
| Status | Active |
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Overview
Marcos D. Charles is a senior official within ICE, currently serving as the **Acting Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)**. In this role, Charles oversees national ICE enforcement and deportation operations.
In 2025, Charles has appeared publicly and has been referenced in national reporting concerning ICE arrest operations and detention activity across multiple states, including Minnesota, Illinois, and Texas.
Prior to his current national leadership role, Charles served as a senior ICE official in Massachusetts. During that period, he was repeatedly implicated in litigation, judicial findings, and investigative reporting concerning ICE interference with court proceedings, unlawful civil immigration arrests, and violations of due process protections.
Activity Prior to 2025 (Massachusetts)
While serving as a senior ICE official in Massachusetts, Charles was associated with a series of actions that drew judicial rebuke, civil rights litigation, and public scrutiny.
Federal and state courts examined ICE practices under his leadership, including arrests made during court proceedings and marriage interviews, as well as detentions found to interfere with judicial processes.
Documented cases and reporting include:
- Federal litigation challenging ICE courthouse and marriage-interview arrests
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mad-1_19-cv-11537/pdf/USCOURTS-mad-1_19-cv-11537-0.pdf
- Massachusetts judges ordering ICE officials to testify over detention practices
https://www.masslive.com/politics/2019/10/ice-officials-ordered-to-testify-over-why-they-are-detaining-immigrants-arrested-during-marriage-interviews-who-are-connected-to-class-action-lawsuit.html
- Termination of ICE contracts involving detention of women in Massachusetts
https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/09/house-of-corrections-ice-contract-terminated-women-prisoners
- Judicial findings that ICE deportations interfered with court proceedings
https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2019/10/24/judges-ice-deportations-interfering-with/2454875007/
- ACLU-supported litigation challenging ICE detention practices
https://www.aclum.org/app/uploads/2019/06/20190613_pereira_brito_v_barr_petition.pdf
- Federal court opinions addressing ICE conduct in New England
https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Opinions/20/20NH033.pdf
- Reporting on municipal responses to ICE overreach in Massachusetts
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-approves-new-limits-on-police-in-immigration-matters/2047590/
Documented Incidents
This list updates automatically when incident pages link to this agent.
Evidence and Sources
- NBC News — ICE arrest operations in Minnesota (2025)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-operation-immigration-arrests-minnesota-rcna248609
- Associated Press — ICE deportation and arrest operations in Chicago (2025)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-deportation-ice-chicago-arrests-a09921fedd10489f08a4073abe31345e
- C-SPAN — ICE officials provide update following Dallas facility shooting (2025)
https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/officials-in-dallas-provide-update-on-ice-facility-shooting/666266
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts — Pereira Brito v. Barr
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mad-1_19-cv-11537/pdf/USCOURTS-mad-1_19-cv-11537-0.pdf
- MassLive — Judges order ICE officials to testify over detention practices
https://www.masslive.com/politics/2019/10/ice-officials-ordered-to-testify-over-why-they-are-detaining-immigrants-arrested-during-marriage-interviews-who-are-connected-to-class-action-lawsuit.html
- WBUR — ICE detention contracts terminated for women prisoners
https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/09/house-of-corrections-ice-contract-terminated-women-prisoners
- Herald News — Judicial findings on ICE interference with court proceedings
https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2019/10/24/judges-ice-deportations-interfering-with/2454875007/
- ACLU of Massachusetts — Pereira Brito litigation petition
https://www.aclum.org/app/uploads/2019/06/20190613_pereira_brito_v_barr_petition.pdf
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire — ICE conduct opinion
https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Opinions/20/20NH033.pdf
- NBC Boston — Municipal response to ICE overreach
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-approves-new-limits-on-police-in-immigration-matters/2047590/
Notes
This page documents both current leadership responsibilities and historically documented conduct. Ongoing incidents, litigation references, or oversight findings will be added as they emerge.