Posted on 08/19/2018 7:52:56 AM PDT by EdnaMode
An illegal alien who was arrested in southern California while taking his pregnant wife to the hospital is wanted for murder in Mexico, immigration authorities said Saturday.
Joel Arrona Lara, 36, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Wednesday at a gas station in San Bernardino, California. At the time, Arrona was taking his wife, Maria del Carmen Venegas, to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section, CBS 2 Los Angeles reported.
News of Arrona Lara’s arrest quickly spread nationally, with several media outlets characterizing it as an example of the Trump administration’s heavy-handed crackdown on illegal immigration. Venegas told CBS 2 in Spanish that Arrona Lara had never been stopped by police and didn’t have a criminal record of any kind, including traffic violations. (RELATED: Woman Arrested At Suspected Jihadi Compound Is 20-Year Visa Overstay)
But immigration authorities say Arrona Lara is not just an otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrant. He is also wanted by Mexican authorities for murder.
“Mr. Arrona-Lara was brought to ICE’s attention due to an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Mexico on homicide charges,” ICE spokeswoman Lori Haley told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Security footage from the gas station shows Arrona Lara getting out of his car and being intercepted by ICE officers. A visibly distraught Venegas is then seen using a phone shortly after Arrona Lara is taken away.
Arrona Lara’s lawyer, Emilio Amaya Garcia, accused ICE officers of endangering Venegas and her unborn baby.
“In this case, not only did they put the life of the mother in danger, but also that of the child, who is a citizen of this country,” he told Univision on Thursday.
Arrona Lara has reportedly been living illegally in the U.S. for 12 years. ICE released the following statement about his arrest on Friday:
“Mr. Arrona-Lara, a citizen of Mexico illegally residing in the United States, was taken into custody Wednesday by ICE Fugitive Operations Team officers in San Bernardino, Calif. Mr. Arrona-Lara is currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).”
“ICE continues to focus its enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. ICE conducts targeted immigration enforcement in compliance with federal law and agency policy. However, ICE will no longer exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement. All of those in violation of the immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States.”
A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.
Don’t worry they won’t report this.
Of course it’s possible to have a family, job etc and still be a rapist, thief, murderer, etc. But the Democrat media want to pretend every illegal is perfect and a great future citizen. By definition we don’t know who illegals really are.
No citizenship for the baby.
Could it be that the taxpayers of California are paying for Arrona Lara’s lawyer, Emilio Amaya Garcia?
Send her back too before she drops the Anchor
Yeah, but... since the murder, he hasn’t commited a single crime! He has been a model illegal. These are the kinds of illegals that America needs! /sarc
It’s just a matter of time before we see “Free Joel Arrona Lara” signs and t-shirts.
Probably driving without insurance and a license. Maybe he was sober.
Joel Arrona Lara, 36, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Wednesday at a gas station in San Bernardino, California. At the time, Arrona was taking his wife, Maria del Carmen Venegas, to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section, CBS 2 Los Angeles reported.
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Is it common for married Mexicans to have different names?
I don’t think Mexico wants him back to face justice. Puts them to work.
I noticed that, too. I don’t know.
“Illegal immigrant”?! You’re either an immigrant or an illegal alien. This is akin to politicians repeatedly saying we’re a “democracy”.
“Illegal immigrant”?! You’re either an immigrant or an illegal alien. This is akin to politicians repeatedly saying we’re a “democracy”.
He’s been here for 12 years? Whose SSN was he using?
And all the celebrities will post selfies while wearing them.
Do you we really want murderers and illegals having kids in our country?
I don’t think deporting him is “heavy handed” at all. He can take his wife and kid with him so they can all be together.
She said that because her husband was taken away by ICE at a gas station
where the couple stopped on the way to the hospital, she was forced to
drive herself there, where she gave birth to a boy — the couple’s fifth child,
all born in the U.S.
“Arrona Lara’s lawyer, Emilio Amaya Garcia, accused ICE officers of endangering Venegas and her unborn baby.
“In this case, not only did they put the life of the mother in danger, but also that of the child, who is a citizen of this country,” he told Univision on Thursday.”
So now they are acknowledging that an unborn baby is a life?
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