DHS Says Newsom’s Office Is Playing ‘Word Games’ Over An Illegal Accused Of Killing An 11-Year-Old
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office and the Department of Homeland Security clashed online over the state’s protection of an illegal alien who killed an 11-year-old boy, with DHS posting a U.S. Immigration…
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office and the Department of Homeland Security clashed online over the state’s protection of an illegal alien who killed an 11-year-old boy, with DHS posting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer rejected by the state.
ICE announced Tuesday that it lodged an immigration detainer with the San Diego Sheriff’s Office for 44-year-old criminal Mexican national Hector Balderas-Aheelor after he was arrested for a felony hit-and-run that killed 11-year-old Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz a day before Thanksgiving. The DHS’ press release said the arrest detainer would not be honored because California is a sanctuary state.
Newsom’s press office responded in a post calling the allegation a “complete lie.”
“As we have repeatedly said: The state coordinates with ICE on the deportation of convicted criminals. California honors federal criminal warrants. Nothing prohibits the federal government from doing its job in this case,” the post states.
Just over an hour later, DHS responded in a follow-up tweet claiming the governor’s office was “playing word games to keep an illegal alien murderer in America.”
“California REJECTED the ICE detainer for an illegal alien charged with killing an 11-year-old boy. Gavin Newsom says he’ll only cooperate with ICE if the criminal illegal alien is CONVICTED, meaning California will let him roam free even though he’s been arrested for FELONY hit-and-run,” the department wrote.
Along with its criticism, DHS included a cropped picture of an immigration detainer’s rejection on Sunday, with a note reading, “No qualifying criminal history
