Illegal Alien Who Killed Marine Veteran Released by Illinois Sanctuary Policies
A dangerous illegal alien who killed a Marine veteran was released by Illinois authorities despite an ICE detainer, sparking outrage over sanctuary policies.
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Vicente Torres-Vasquez, an illegal alien who caused a fatal drunk-driving crash in 2011, was released by Illinois authorities despite an active ICE detainer, raising concerns over sanctuary state policies. The incident, which resulted in the death of 55-year-old Marine Corps veteran Gregory Errol Homola, highlights the ongoing tensions between state and federal immigration enforcement.
Torres-Vasquez struck and killed Homola on July 24, 2011, in Wauconda, Illinois, while driving under the influence. The crash also injured two women in another vehicle. He was later convicted of aggravated DUI resulting in death and two counts of aggravated DUI resulting in great bodily injury, receiving a 25-year prison sentence.
EXCLUSIVE: DHS is blasting the sanctuary state of Illinois after they allege the state ignored an ICE detainer on a Mexican illegal alien w/ a deportation order, four DUI arrests, and a prior conviction for a DUI crash that killed U.S. Marine veteran Gregory Errol Homola in IL in 2011. Despite a 25 year prison sentence from that 2012 conviction, Illinois released the alien from prison early last week via parole, and DHS says their detainer was ignored & they received no notification or cooperation on his release. ICE says they tracked him down and arrested him at large on Wednesday after his release into the public.
Before the fatal crash, Torres-Vasquez had a history of alcohol-related offenses, including four prior DUI arrests and three convictions. He had entered the United States illegally at least three times, received voluntary departures in 2004, and had a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge on November 11, 2010.
ICE lodged a detainer with the Illinois River Correctional Center in 2017, but Torres-Vasquez was later transferred to Stateville Correctional Center ahead of his parole date, with a second detainer issued. On November 2, Stateville refused to honor the detainer and released him on parole without notifying ICE.
Vicente Torres-Vasquez, an illegal alien from Mexico , was arrested in Wauconda, Illinois after a DUI crash that KILLED Marine Veteran Gregory Errol Homola on July 24, 2011.
Illinois’s TRUST Act generally bars state and local facilities from honoring immigration detainers or cooperating with federal immigration enforcement in most cases. Despite these legal protections, ICE was able to locate and arrest Torres-Vasquez at large on November 11, 2023, and he now remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin condemned the actions of Illinois officials, stating, “This illegal alien was sentenced to 25 years in prison after killing a man while drunk behind the wheel. When ICE lodged a detainer ahead of his release on parole, sanctuary politicians in J.B. Pritzker’s Illinois refused to cooperate with us and released him without notifying ICE. Thankfully, the brave patriots of ICE managed to arrest this killer anyway, and he will now be deported from our country. These heartless sanctuary politicians need to stop prioritizing political power over the safety of their constituents. They owe it to the Angel Families to work with us so that we can prevent any more American lives from being lost to illegal alien crime.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
