An illegal alien convicted of murdering two children was released from prison by the sanctuary state of Connecticut without being turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation.
In November 2013, Israel Alejandro Gonzalez Arcinega, a 40-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, killed In Meriden, Connecticut, two children, brothers ages 5 and 8, were involved in a drunk driving accident and then speeding.
That same month, ICE agents issued They demanded that Gonzalez Arcinega be detained and detained, rather than released from police custody.
By April 2014, Gonzalez-Arcinega was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter, three counts of second-degree vehicular assault, one count of unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and one count of evading responsibility. convicted. Death or serious injury.
Gonzalez Arcinega was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of probation.
In September 2014, ICE agents notified Gonzalez-Arcinega to appear before a federal immigration judge (NTA), and on May 14, 2015, the judge ordered Gonzalez-Arcinega to be deported from the United States. commanded.
Despite the deportation order and detention, the Connecticut Department of Corrections released Gonzalez Arcinega from prison on April 2 without notifying ICE officials of his release.
ICE agents arrested Gonzalez Arcinega in Meriden on May 1. He remains in ICE custody pending deportation to Mexico.
“Israel Gonzalez was convicted of driving under the influence and killing two children in Connecticut,” ICE Officer Todd Lyons said in a statement. “His actions destroyed his family. We cannot allow a convicted felon who entered the country illegally to victimize the residents of our community.”
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