Illegal immigrant in fatal hit-run not detained in Denver despite ICE request

Published: March 8, 2018, 3:40 pm

Illegal immigrant linked to fatal hit-run not detained in Denver despite ICE request

Despite a request from federal immigration officials, the Denver Sheriff Department this week refused to detain an undocumented immigrant who was arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal hit and run. The crash between a semi-truck and a pickup truck on Interstate 70 killed the driver of the semi and caused a fire that closed the roadway in both directions for several hours. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents requested that the department detain the pickup truck's driver, Ivan Zamarripa-Castaneda, 26, so they could take him into custody. Zamarripa-Castaneda, who allegedly fled the scene, can avoid federal immigration officials and deportation by posting a $25,000 bond -- making him a free man until his next court date, the station reported. ...

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eddessaknight - Mar 8, 2018, 3:45 pm

More innocent lives lost to criminal behavior & government deadly non-compliance with our national laws

konane - Mar 8, 2018, 4:20 pm

I'd like to see some arrests of officials for failure to comply. We may in time but bigger fish to fry first.

Illegal immigrant in fatal hit-run not detained in Denver despite ICE request

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