A 13-year-old Everett boy arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week had a gun and a knife on him when apprehended, a Department of Homeland Security official claimed Monday.

“Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property,” Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin wrote on social media . A later post from DHS offered identical allegations.

Because juvenile court records are not public, it was not clear whether the boy had actually been convicted of any of the offenses McLaughlin listed. Nor did McLaughlin say why the boy, a Brazilian national, was initially arrested or how he ended up in ICE custody.

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