ICE Asks Local Authorities in Florida Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien Who is Charged with Aggravated Manslaughter for Death of 3-Year-Old Nephew

The child's injuries included at least 17 strikes to the head, extensive bruising, intentional burns, a broken collarbone, a transected pancreas from blunt trauma, and several broken ribs

WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer against Samuel Antonio Maldonado-Erazo, a 28-year-old criminal illegal alien from Honduras accused of savagely beating and ultimately killing his three-year-old nephew who was a U.S. citizen on March 4.

The three-year-old child's injuries were consistent with sustained abuse. According to local reports, Maldonado-Erazo brought the child to work with him and ignored signs that the little boy was in extreme distress. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the child's injuries included at least 17 strikes to the head, extensive bruising, intentional burns, a broken collarbone, a transected pancreas from blunt trauma, and several broken ribs - one of which was completely detached from his spine. The child died at the hospital after someone called 911 to report that he was in cardiac arrest.

"This crime is absolutely sickening and underscores the importance of local authorities working with ICE to remove dangerous criminal illegal aliens from American communities," said Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "The Biden administration should have never RELEASED this monster into our communities."

ICE lodged a detainer for Maldonado-Erazo on March 5 following his arrest to request local authorities notify ICE before his release. He illegally entered the U.S. in August 2021 and was immediately removed. In November 2021, he illegally re-entered the U.S., a felony, and was released into the country under the Biden administration's catch-and-release policies. In May 2023, he was issued a final order of removal from an immigration judge.

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