Thrice-deported illegal immigrant arrested for double homicide after jail ignores ICE detainer

Published November 25, 2020 11:49pm ET



Federal law enforcement announced the arrest of a thrice-deported illegal immigrant who now stands accused of murdering two people after a California county jail allowed him to leave against the wishes of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In a statement released Wednesday, ICE blamed the Santa Clara County Jail for ignoring a retainer for Fernando de Jesus Lopez-Garcia and releasing “a dangerous criminal alien back into the community.”

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