Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County
10/09/2019
ICE arrests Salvadoran alien charged with rape who went to victim’s house immediately after Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office failed to honor ICE detainer
OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Antonio Ulises Perez, a 38-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador charged with first degree rape, Wednesday, after the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) failed to honor an ICE detainer and released him from custody.
Almost immediately following his release from the Oklahoma County Jail Oct. 9, Ulises Perez went to the home of the woman he is alleged to have raped.
Under federal law, ICE has the authority to lodge immigration detainers with law enforcement agencies who have custody of individuals arrested on criminal charges and who ICE has probable cause to believe are removable aliens. The detainer form advises law enforcement agencies to notify ICE in advance of release and to maintain custody of the alien for a brief period of time so that ICE can take custody of that person in a safe and secure setting.
Under this authority, ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the OCSO Oct. 8 requesting that they transfer custody of Ulises Perez to ICE in the event he was scheduled to be released from OCSO custody. However, OCSO refused to honor the immigration detainer in direct contravention of federal immigration law and released Ulises Perez from their custody.
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated event. A few months ago, Oklahoma County decided to no longer honor ICE detainers and began releasing criminal aliens back into the local community at the expense of law-abiding citizens.
“It is unconscionable that someone who is sworn to uphold the law would find it acceptable to release an alleged rapist who is illegally present in the U.S. back into the community when there are other options available under federal immigration law,” said Marc Moore, field office director for ICE Dallas. “Within a few hours of being released, this illegal alien was back at the home of the rape victim where he was free to re-victimize her and harm other members of the community. Fortunately, ICE deportation officers were able to quickly locate this individual and safely take him back into custody.”
On Sept. 30, Ulises Perez was arrested by the OCSO and charged with first degree rape. On Oct. 8, ICE interviewed Perez in person, and lodged an immigration detainer with the OCSO, advising them to transfer custody of Ulises Perez to ICE in the event that he was scheduled to be released from local custody. On Oct. 9 at approximately 3 a.m., the active detainer was not honored, and the OCSO released Ulises Perez on bond from the Oklahoma County Jail. On Oct. 9, ICE deportation officers arrested Ulises Perez in Oklahoma City. He remains in ICE custody pending disposition of his immigration proceedings.
Now that he is in ICE custody, what are the chances that he'll be prosecuted for his rape charge? Because ICE isn't going to give him back to the county so they can set him free again. So much for justice for the rape victim. I guess illegal aliens can now get away with violent crimes that American citizens would be prosecuted for. Insanity prevails anywhere that DemocRATS are in charge.
The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma City politicians need to be sued because they are not protecting the rights of law abiding people. They are protecting rapists. Is this really what the people who elected these politicians want? Do they really want violent criminals who happen to be illegal aliens to commit more crime?