EXCLUSIVE: Woman allegedly raped by illegal alien after Clinton-appointed federal judge ordered his release

Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, was allegedly arrested for raping a woman in her Minnesota home two months after being released from immigration custody by a federal judge. ICE criticized the judge’s decision, stating the crime was preventable if the individual had remained in custody. Melendez Diaz faces significant prison time if convicted.

• Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, an illegal alien from Honduras, was charged with raping a woman in her Minnesota home.
• He was released from immigration custody in August by a Clinton-appointed federal judge, despite an ICE deportation order.
• ICE stated that the incident could have been prevented if Melendez Diaz had remained in custody.
• Melendez Diaz was initially apprehended and released at the southern border by the Biden administration in April 2024.
• He was arrested again in Minnesota in January 2026 and faced a deportation order, which he appealed.
• A federal judge granted his habeas petition, ordering his release from ICE custody.
• He was charged with felony first-degree criminal sexual penetration involving coercion and faces up to 30 years in prison.