ICE Deports Haitian Gang Member After 19 Months in Custody
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
ICE Deports Haitian Gang Member After 19 Months in Custody
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Summary
Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles was flown from Louisiana to Haiti, ending 19 months in federal custody after ICE arrested him in Massachusetts in January 2025.
DHS said Charles, identified as a Back Block Money Gang member, had 17 criminal convictions and received a final removal order from an immigration judge on Nov. 7, 2025.
Sources told Fox News Charles was combative on the deportation flight and made threatening, profane remarks about President Donald Trump and his family.
Charles had gone viral during his arrest after declaring, “I’m not going back to Haiti” and shouting “Biden forever,” making the deportation a high-profile test of Trump’s enforcement push.
DHS said Charles entered the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status in 2013, lost that status in 2022, and was removed as the administration signals broader deportations of Haitians with expiring protections.