A repeat violent felon who has been deported from the United States multiple times has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder in San Jose, California. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pointing to California’s open borders sanctuary policies as an impetus preventing Fernando De Jesus Lopez-Garcia from being deported following previous criminal convictions.
De Jesus Lopez-Garcia has a criminal history spanning back nearly 15 years that includes convictions for battery of a spouse, assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, battery of an officer, and vandalism. San Jose, California police arrested Garcia on November 22nd for two counts of murder, battery on a spouse or cohabitant and violation of a protective order.
ICE points to three instances within the past two years in which the repeat felon was released into the community following jail stints in California, even as the immigration enforcement agency lodged detainer requests seeking to have De Jesus Lopez-Garcia transferred into their custody for deportation proceedings.