The Maryland rape case gets stranger and stranger as more details come forth. Like many cases of illegal immigrants in the US, it’s becoming a major story for the most disturbing of reasoning.
Per a CNN report, Henry Sanchez was held by border patrol for 4 weeks on illegal border crossing charges in Rio Grande Texas 6 months ago and then boarded a flight with ICE officers to be reunited with his family who had lived in the US for 14 years. – PB/TK
Maryland high school rape gets drawn into immigration debate – By CBS/AP March 22, 201
ROCKVILLE, Md. — As officials reported that one of two students charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland high school bathroom entered the United States illegally, the crime became part of a national debate on immigration.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer, in response to a reporter’s question at Tuesday’s press briefing, called the crime “shocking, disturbing, horrific.”
“I think part of the reason that the president has made illegal immigration and crackdown such a big deal is because of tragedies like this,” he said.
Henry Sanchez, 18, and Jose Montano, 17, were charged in the Thursday assault at Rockville High School. The Washington Post reports that Sanchez lived in Guatemala until he was 17.
Matthew Bourke, spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in a statement that a border patrol agent encountered Sanchez in Texas in August. Sanchez was ordered to appear before an immigration judge, Bourke said, but that appearance has not been scheduled. ICE has since lodged an immigration detainer against Sanchez
According to court records, Montano, who was charged as an adult, was born in El Salvador, where he lived for 16 years. ICE officials would not discuss Montano’s immigration status because he is a juvenile.
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