An illegal immigrant from Ecuador was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday and is being charged with vehicular homicide in Minnesota.
In the August crash, German Adriano Llangari Inga allegedly had blood alcohol content “twice the legal limit,” which killed mother Victoria Eileen Harwell and injured her sister and teenage daughter, DHS said.
“Despite a lack of cooperation from local Minnesota authorities, ICE arrested criminal illegal alien German Llangari Inga. This criminal illegal alien has been evading prosecution for vehicular homicide that resulted in the death of Minnesota mom, Victoria Eileen Harwell,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, he was taken into custody by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office on May 10 “on an outstanding warrant,” but he was freed on May 13 without informing ICE, even though the agency had requested a detainer that day.
When the crash happened in August, ICE issued another detainer.
However, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office stated that they “cannot lawfully hold individuals in custody based solely on an administrative detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)” due to the state Attorney General’s guidance.
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“If a judicially-signed warrant is presented to HCSO, ICE will be notified when it becomes the holding agency. In the absence of such a warrant, individuals must be released once all criminal charges or holds have been resolved. HCSO is committed to working with federal and local partners and honoring the constitutional rights of all individuals,” HCSO’s stated at the time added.
He spent two days in the county jail in August.
“Despite Hennepin County refusing to honor this criminal illegal alien’s detainer TWICE, ICE officers tracked him down and removed this criminal from Minnesota’s streets.
Tim Walz should be thanking ICE not using despicable rhetoric. Remember sanctuary politicians are fighting for criminal illegal aliens. President Trump and Secretary Noem are fighting for the victims of illegal alien crime, like Eileen Harwell,” McLaughlin added.
Because the man was still at large, the Trump White House targeted Minnesota officials earlier this month. In June 2016, ICE reports that he “was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, issued an order of expedited removal and placed into removal proceedings.”
In an exclusive statement at the time, White House Principal Deputy Communications Director Alex Pfeiffer told, “An illegal immigrant drove drunk, killed an innocent mother, and is now on the run because Democrats didn’t do their most important job: protect their constituents.”
