ICE asks North Carolina to hold illegal immigrant accused in toddler’s bathtub death
ICE has filed a detainer against an illegal immigrant accused of leaving his 14-month-old stepchild unattended in a bathtub. The child allegedly drowned, DHS said.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer against Angel Israel Deras-Rivas, a Salvadoran national accused of murder and felony child abuse after allegedly leaving a 14-month-old toddler to drown in a bathtub. Deras-Rivas had allegedly entered the U.S. unlawfully in October 2023 and was released into the country by the Biden administration, according to DHS. ICE is urging North Carolina officials not to release Deras-Rivas from jail and to turn him over to federal custody for removal proceedings.
- ICE has placed a detainer on Angel Israel Deras-Rivas, a Salvadoran national, who is accused of murder and felony child abuse.
- The charges stem from the alleged drowning death of his 14-month-old stepchild, who was found unattended in a bathtub.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized Biden administration immigration policies, stating they contributed to the circumstances of the case.
- Deras-Rivas allegedly entered the U.S. unlawfully in October 2023 and was released by the Biden administration.
- ICE requests that North Carolina officials notify them before Deras-Rivas’s release and hold him for up to 48 hours for potential removal.
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