BALTIMORE — ICE says they arrested a man in Maryland who was let out of jail, despite illegally entering the U.S. three times, and allegedly killing his own brother.
Federal officials say Rene Pop-Chub, 32, has pending murder charges in Prince George's County, but they accuse the Department of Corrections of ignoring a detainer, and freeing him before trial.
“When jurisdictions refuse to honor our immigration detainers, they put their own communities at risk — as was the case here, where a dangerous illegal alien charged with murder and assault was released back onto the streets," said ICE Baltimore Acting Field Office Director Nikita Baker.
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Pop-Chub has a long history of crossing the U.S. - Mexican southern border through Arizona and Texas.
He was first removed from the U.S. in September 2013, only to return and be deported again in December of 2017.
Pop-Chub came back a third time, undetected, at an unknown time and place.
In August of 2024, Pop-Chub was charged for the murder of his 45-year-old brother, Crisantos.
Police believe Pop-Chub pushed Crisantos down during a fight, causing his head to hit the ground.
Pop-Chub was scheduled to go on trial April 28.
He's just one of several undocumented migrants in Maryland arrested by ICE recently.
On Wednesday the White House listed the names of six others with prior criminal records, including nationals from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Venezuela.
Salvador Vasquez-Rivera, who was previously convicted of sexually abusing a minor was taken into custody in Hagerstown.
David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, was nabbed in Hyattsville. The Trump Administration claims he's a high-ranking leader of the MS-13 gang, whose operated across the U.S., Mexico, and Europe.
Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, a 37-year-old convicted murderer, was picked up in Cumberland.
Juan Carlos Vasquez-Natera, 33, was found in Frederick, and has a history of sexually soliciting minors.
Wilmer Antonio Echenique-Navarro, 22, was located in Takoma Park, and said to be a member of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
German Ronal Del Cid Carranza, another alleged MS-13 member with a prior handgun conviction, was tracked down in Silver Spring.
