Montgomery County officials are reevaluating their sanctuary policy after a man accused of murdering a toddler, Nilson Granados-Trejo, was released from custody despite ICE detainer requests. Granados-Trejo, arrested twice, was involved in the Langley Park shooting where a 2-year-old was killed. ICE had requested notification upon his release, but Montgomery County did not comply, leading to his freedom during the fatal incident.
ICE had placed “detainer” requests asking to be notified of Mr. Trejo-Granados’s release, but Montgomery County defied both requests, allowing him to be free when Jeremy Poou-Caceres was killed and his mother wounded in crossfire from a shootout. https://t.co/fwSXYeCCNs
Marc Elrich made Montgomery Co. a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. When his police arrested Nilson Granados-Trejo--twice--ICE asked MoCo to hand him over. Thanks to Elrich MoCo refused. Granados-Trejo has just been arrested in the murder of a 2-year-old. https://t.co/d4YVlHztJy
7News Brad Bell spoke to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich after ICE confirmed a suspect in the deadly Langley Park shooting was in the U.S. Illegally. https://t.co/JIi2wD2KN8
One of five people arrested in the fatal shooting of a Langley Park toddler had been released from Montgomery County custody twice last year even though federal immigration officials requested he be held for deportation proceedings, officials say. https://t.co/jaen2MrECD
Montgomery County officials promised to revisit their sanctuary policy Wednesday after federal authorities said a man accused of murdering a toddler was twice in the Maryland county's custody but was released in defiance of a deportation "detainer... https://t.co/kFbNM2bqLp