Illegal immigrant who fled US after 2016 death of Sarah Root is extradited 'to face justice once and for all'

A Honduran antheral accused of sidesplitting an Iowa pistillate successful 2016 portion driving drunk successful Nebraska was extradited to the United States connected Friday aft helium fled the United States pursuing his merchandise connected bond. 

Eswin Mejia was arrested Thursday successful Honduras and enactment connected a level to the U.S. to look justness for the decease of 21-year-old Sarah Root, the State Department said. 

"Nine years ago, Sarah was tragically killed by an amerciable migrant who aboriginal fled our county," Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote connected X. "Today, the Trump Administration is announcing the extradition of Sarah’s slayer from Honduras to the United States to look justness erstwhile and for all."

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Eswin Mejia is pictured handcuffed connected a level connected his mode backmost to the United States.  (Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem )

Mejia, who was surviving successful the U.S. illegally, was allegedly driving drunk erstwhile helium crashed into Root’s conveyance astatine a stoplight successful Omaha, Neb., successful January 2016. She aboriginal died astatine a hospital. 

Mejia was detained and charged, but fled the state aft being released connected bond. He was aboriginal added to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "Most Wanted" list.

At the clip of his arrest, ICE said that Mejia was not an "enforcement priority."

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa., praised quality of the arrest. 

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Authorities pictured successful Honduras.  (Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem)

"The Trump medication ne'er forgot Sarah Root’s story," she wrote connected societal media. Together, we fought for justness to clasp the amerciable migrant who took her beingness accountable. Iowans and each American cognize that this medication volition ever enactment our citizens first."

Border agents archetypal encountered Mejia successful May 2013 erstwhile helium arrived successful Nogales, Ariz., and was designated arsenic an unaccompanied child, according to an ICE effect missive to Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb, astatine the time. "As required by law," Mejia was transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which past shipped him to Omaha successful 2014 to unrecorded with his brother. 

After his January 2016 apprehension for centrifugal conveyance homicide, ICE officials "encountered Mr. Mejia conscionable once," but they did not record a detainer.

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In February, Honduras reached an statement with the United States to proceed a century-old extradition treaty. The statement came amid hostility betwixt some governments aft officials expressed concerns implicit a gathering betwixt Honduran officials and Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, who faces cause trafficking charges successful the U.S.