‘Sanctuary’ County Repeatedly Ignored Detainers On Latin Street Gang Member Convicted Of Manslaughter, ICE Says

Federal 🛂Immigration agents say they finally nabbed a previously deported gang member convicted of manslaughter, despite a lack of cooperation from local authorities.

🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 31-year-old Mexican national Carlos Heriberto Mendoza-Martinez on July 17 in Durham, North Carolina, according to a press release from the agency. Martinez had been convicted of manslaughter in May 2010, and was deported back to Mexico less than two months after an 🛂Immigration judge ordered him to be removed from the country in May 2013.

Martinez presumably re-entered the U.S. illegally and without detection, as he had further run-ins with local law enforcement years after his deportation, according to ICE.

Durham police arrested Martinez in April 2021 and again in June 2024, charging him both times with domestic violence and assault on a woman, according to the agency. He was allegedly in possession of a handgun in both incidents.

Following both arrests, federal 🛂Immigration