DHS Condemns Washington Sanctuary Politicians for Refusing ICE Detainer Against Convicted Child Molester
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement on November 3 condemning sanctuary politicians in Washington State for refusing to honor a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer for an illegal alien convicted of child molestation.
According to the statement, on October 14 ICE lodged a detainer asking Washington authorities not to release Leomar Alexander Lopez Zambrano, an illegal alien from Venezuela who had been convicted on two counts of third-degree child molestation. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in Seattle, where he currently remains in custody. If Washington sanctuary politicians continue to refuse the ICE detainer, DHS said, Zambrano will be released back onto the streets without ICE being notified.
"This illegal alien has been convicted on TWO counts of child molestation, yet sanctuary politicians in Washington are refusing to honor the ICE detainer and hand this disgusting criminal over to us after he finishes his prison sentence," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "Sanctuary politicians care so much about illegal aliens that they'd rather release a convicted child molester than cooperate with federal law enforcement. DHS is calling on Washington authorities to honor this detainer and cooperate with us so we can make sure this pedophile can never again roam our streets and harm American children."
DHS said Zambrano illegally entered the United States through Texas in June 2023 and was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol, and was then released into the country by the Biden Administration.
(Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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