FAST FACT: Sanctuary cities: “There is no mechanism for a fed judge or magistrate to issue a criminal arrest warrant for a civil violation of immigration laws”
Boris Antonio Calderon-Guardado photo: Fox Five
TAKOMA PARK, Md. – An undocumented immigrant arrested for allegedly breaking in, burglarizing and living in a Prince George’s County house while the tenants were away is accused of doing the same thing in Montgomery County.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says the suspect, Boris Antonio Calderon-Guardado, is from El Salvador, and was arrested by border patrol in Texas in 2015. He bailed out from ICE custody and made his way to Maryland. Since then, he has been arrested again and again, but has posted bond even after an ICE detainer was issued.
“ICE says it issued a detainer, but in Prince George’s County, a detainer isn’t enough. The county requires a criminal warrant from ICE to hold a suspect past a release date. Guardado posted bond and was released.”
“ICE spokesman explained there is no mechanism for a fed judge or magistrate to issue a criminal arrest warrant for a civil violation of immigration laws. Maryland’s AG has advised jails they should not hold undoc immigrants past their release date unless ICE provides a warrant.”