Biden slammed for refusing to deport illegal immigrants who are convicted felons

On Tuesday, the Republican National Committee slammed the Biden Administration and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for "giving a pass to illegal immigrants who commit felonies."

"Because of his orders ICE has been forced to cancel deportation requests for many illegal immigrants 'who pleaded guilty to felony charges of evading arrest or had convictions for drunken driving, drug possession or domestic assault injuring a family member,’" the GOP wrote.

Citing the Washington Times, the GOP highlighted three recent cases where deportation was cancelled for illegal immigrants that committed crimes in the US.
In one case, Heriberto Fuerte-Padilla was driving his car while drunk in 2020, and got into a fatal accident with a Texas teenager. He attempted to flee the scene, but police were able to catch him.

The DHS initially wanted Fuerte-Padilla to be deported once punished in Texas, but changed course after new rules issued by Mayorkas in September made Fuerte-Padilla no longer a priority case.

In another case, Jose Godoy Vasquez, according to the state’s law enforcement criminal history database, has a number of convictions including drunk driving in 2013, and then for drug possession and domestic violence from 2019 to 2021.

According to the Washington Times, "His sentence runs through 2025. ICE had a detainer request on Vasquez but told Texas last month that it was canceling the detainer under the new priorities."

Another case involved Thai immigrant Nay Thar, who was convicted of drug possession in 2017, drunk driving and fleeing the police in 2018, and sneaking contraband into prison in 2020. Records indicate he was released from jail this month.