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A suspected illegal migrant from the Dominican Republic with a deportation order and an Interpol Red Notice related to a homicide case in his home country was released by a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 

Gomez was ordered released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose in Rhode Island.

DuBose ordered that Gomez be released from ICE custody because of “continuous unlawful detention,” while ICE argued that he was subject to mandatory detention for having an international arrest warrant for murder.

The judge found that ICE was holding Gomez under a legal authority designed for migrants apprehended at the border, which DuBose determined did not apply to him since he was arrested by local police inside the U.S. A court order reviewed by Fox News shows DuBose found Gomez was not subject to mandatory detention under the statute cited by ICE and was instead entitled to a bond hearing. 

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ICE cannot rearrest him due to DuBose’s order, DHS said.

Gomez was arrested on April 4 for assault and battery in Worcester, Massachusetts. A detainer was then honored, and ICE Boston arrested him after he was released on $500 bail, according to DHS.

He had been held in Rhode Island, where he was issued a deportation order on Tuesday by an immigration judge.

“Bryan Rafael Gomez is a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic with an international warrant for homicide,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Lauren Bis said in a statement. “An activist judge appointed by Joe Biden released this wanted murderer back into American communities.”

“This is yet another example of an activist judge trying to thwart President Trump’s mandate from the American people to remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities,” she continued. “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS will continue to fight for the removal of criminal illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country.”

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Gomez entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, when he was caught and released by Border Patrol near Lukeville, Arizona, according to DHS.

On January 24, 2023, the Coordination of the Courts of Instruction of the National District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, issued a criminal arrest warrant for Bryan Rafael Gomez for homicide. ICE has separately described Gomez as the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.

Analysts warn global famine fears are rising as food prices climb and fragile supply chains strain amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis, raising the risk of a prolonged, Suez-scale, eight-year disruption.

As the conflict entered Day 62, the U.S. maintained its naval blockade of traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports, while Iran continued to effectively close the Strait.

“Best case, there is an agreement between the U.S. and Iran within the next few weeks, and the Strait reopens,” Lars Jensen, CEO and partner at Vespucci Maritime, told Fox News Digital.

 “— and it has to be a deal where there is trust that Iran is sufficiently satisfied with the deal such that they do not suddenly close the strait again,” he said.

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 “Even in that case, it will still take months for the supply chains to revert back to normality.”

President Donald Trump announced on April 21 that he would delay renewed strikes on Iran until it presents a proposal for long-term peace, effectively extending a 14-day ceasefire indefinitely. 

Trump said Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports has been effective, urging Tehran to “just give up” as tensions escalate over the waterway.

“Worst case, we can look at the eight-year closure of the Suez Canal from 1967 to 1975,” Jensen said.

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“Despite its importance to the global economy, it proved impossible to reopen the canal for these eight years,” he said.

The Suez Canal, shut from 1967 to 1975 after the Arab-Israeli conflict, has faced recurring disruption including Red Sea attacks since 2023—driving up insurance costs, creating a “shadow blockade,” and curbing traffic.

For Hormuz, Jensen says fertilizer—central to agricultural production—is the most critical factor, and any sustained disruption could quickly ripple through global food systems.

“Fertilizer is the most important element. Thirty percent of the world’s seaborne fertilizer comes from the Persian Gulf,” Jensen said. “Fertilizer prices are already rising fast,” he warned.

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 “In wealthy countries, it means more expensive food come harvest season, and in poor countries, it means that farmers right now cannot afford fertilizer,” Jensen added.

 “This will lead to the harvest being lower later in the season, leading to rapid increases in food prices in very poor countries — and such a situation increases the risk of famine and conflict.”

Diplomatic efforts remain fragile between the U.S. and Iran as of Thursday, with limited signs of progress.

According to reports, a giant banner hangs on a building in Tehran’s central Enqelab Square declaring, “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed; the entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground.”

“Cargo vessels are not going through for the simple reason that commercial companies do not want to see their seafarers potentially killed,” Jensen added.