ICE blasts sanctuary county in Maryland after alleged murderer released from local custody

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) scolded a sanctuary region successful Maryland aft an amerciable migrant accused of execution was released from section custody contempt a retainer request. 

ICE arrested 32-year-old Rene Pop-Chub, a Guatemalan national, successful Hyattsville, Maryland, connected Saturday, 4 days aft Prince Georges County Department of Corrections released Pop-Chub backmost into the community. 

Prince Georges County Department of Corrections (PGCDC) failed to grant an ICE migration detainer connected Pop-Chub, according to ICE, which said Pop-Chub is facing charges of murder, second-degree battle and reckless endangerment.

"When jurisdictions garbage to grant our migration detainers, they enactment their ain communities astatine hazard — arsenic was the lawsuit here, wherever a unsafe amerciable alien charged with execution and battle was released backmost onto the streets," ICE Baltimore Acting Field Office Director Nikita Baker said successful a written statement.

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Rene Pop-Chub, 32, was arrested by ICE successful Hyattsville, Maryland, aft section authorities successful Prince George's County ignored an migration retainer petition and released him backmost into the community, ICE said. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement )

"Thanks to the unwavering dedication and tireless efforts of our officers, this idiosyncratic has been taken backmost into custody," Baker continued. "Their enactment ensures that helium volition present look justness and volition nary longer airs a menace to nationalist information successful Maryland."

Pop-Chub was deported backmost to Guatemala successful 2023 and 2017 aft helium illegally entered the U.S., ICE said. It is unclear erstwhile and wherever Pop-Chub illegally re-entered the U.S. for a 3rd time.

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Authorities caught up with Pop-Chub connected Aug. 19, 2024, erstwhile the Prince George’s County Police Department arrested him and charged him with first-degree assault.

ICE Baltimore lodged an migration detainer with the (PGCDC) connected Oct. 9, 2024, and aboriginal that period the District Court for Prince George’s County forwarded Pop-Chub's lawsuit to the Circuit Court for Prince George's for charges of murder, first-degree assault, second-degree battle and reckless endangerment.

The PGCDC, however, declined to grant ICE’s migration detainer and released Pop-Chub from custody April 8, ICE said.

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Following his apprehension connected Saturday, Pop-Chub was transferred to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.