A Framingham, Massachusetts man, Welerson D. Dos Santos, was charged with domestic assault and battery and threats to commit a crime. According to the news account, the dispute arose as Dos Santos and his wife were arguing about whether he is the biological father of one of his wife's children. The news report indicates that Dos Santos then threatened his wife's family if she tried to put him back into the court system and pushed his wife.
Dos Santos was released on his promise to appear in the Framingham District Court but held on a federal immigration detainer. A charge of domestic assault and battery is a serious offense that could result in denial of citizenship, deportation or denial of naturalization. A domestic assault and battery is a serious offense that requires careful investigation, speaking to witnesses and discovery into any motivation of the victim to fabricate or exaggerate the charges against the defendant.
