The boys, Josue Rafael Fuentes-Ponce, 16, and Joel Ernesto Escobar, 17 — both Salvadoran nationals — were in the United States illegally. They should have been deported upon release.
They were picked up for a crime on May 11, 2018 by Prince George’s County Police Department. The boy were accused of attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, participation in gang activity, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted robbery, and other related charges.
ICE officers lodged a detainer with PGCDC (Prince George County Department of Corrections), however, both were released on an unknown date and time without notification to ICE.
As it turns out, they were released to a state-run youth detention center and were freed from there.
The two gangsters committed another robbery on April 17 and, along with 14-year-old Cynthia Hernandez-Nucamendi of Lothian, murdered another 14-year-old girl by beating and stabbing her with a machete. They were afraid Ariana Funes-Diaz would go to police about the robbery she helped commit after she expressed regrets.
“As law enforcement officers, we must continue to serve and protect the American public and act in the interest of public safety first,” said Baltimore Field Office Director Diane Witte. “These individuals had demonstrated violent criminal behavior before, and because they were released in spite of the lawful detainer, they were afforded an opportunity to take a life.”
According to authorities, ICE officers have again lodged detainers with Prince George’s County Police and will again seek to take custody of these public safety threats pending the outcome of...
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