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Two Mexicans charged with killing a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy were staying illegally, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Friday.
ICE has confirmed it has issued immigration detainees Alder Alfonso Marin Sotero, 25, and Arturo Marin Sotero, 29, who have been charged with murder. In addition, the agency issued 22-year-old Rolando Marin Sotello in custody, who was charged with illegal possession of a weapon.
Alder Alfonso Marin Sotelo and Arturo Marin Sotelo have been charged with the murder of Wake County K9 Deputy Ned Byrd, who was shot while patrolling his neighborhood on August 11 in response to multiple 911 calls.
Shortly before he died, Byrd got out of the car but left the dog inside, Sheriff Gerald Baker told Fox 8 last month. The fact that he left the dog inside “demonstrates that he did not appear to be threatening or needing his partner’s needs of any kind that he walked out.” .
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Bird is shoot many times He was spotted wearing protective gear, according to FOX 8.
ICE told Fox News Digital that both brothers had entered the United States illegally “on an unknown date and in an unknown place.”
Arturo Marin Sotelo was deported back to Mexico through Tucson, Arizona after he encountered Border Patrol agents near Naco, Arizona in June 2010. However, he later re-entered the country.
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ICE said his brother, Roland Marin Sotello, who is currently charged with weapons charges, was voluntarily returned in Arizona after being encountered as an unaccompanied child in 2019. However, he ran into Texas Border Patrol two months after him and was released to the United States on humanitarian parole.
According to ICE, his immigration check was scheduled for April 2023. illegal immigration The status was first reported by Breitbart News.
An ICE detainee is a claim that an illegal immigrant in law enforcement custody is transferred to ICE when they are finally released from custody. ICE will issue them if they believe someone is deportable. The Biden administration had limited immigration enforcement actions focused on recent border crossers and national security and public safety threats, but that guidance is now blocked by a court order. , Wake County is a “sanctuary” jurisdiction and has limited cooperation with ICE.
The immigration status of the Marin Sotero brothers has already led to questions from state legislators. I have sent a letter to the Commissioner, Alejandro Mayorcas, requesting information on the suspect.
“This is critical to how they entered the country, why they were able to stay in the United States, and whether strong immigration law enforcement caught them sooner and prevented Deputy Byrd’s death. raise questions.
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Lawmakers are demanding “alien files and all relevant information” about the suspect.
Border Patrol agents have encountered more than 2 million migrants so far this year, but more than 500,000 illegal immigrants are believed to have evaded agents and fled to the United States.
Fox News’ Max Thornberry contributed to this report.