President Trump linked the beheading of a Dallas motel supervisor to immigration insurance policies, blaming the Biden administration for permitting the Cuban nationwide accused within the killing to stay within the U.S. regardless of prior arrests.
Chandra Nagamallaiah died final week, and Dallas police recognized Yordanis Cobos-Martinez because the suspect. Cobos-Martinez is being held within the Dallas County Jail for capital homicide and has an immigration maintain, jail data present.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed it has lodged a detainer with the Dallas County Jail for Cobos-Martinez’s federal arrest and elimination. In an announcement, ICE mentioned he’s a Cuban nationwide and within the U.S. illegally.
In a publish on his Fact Social account Sunday night, Mr. Trump mentioned, “I’m conscious of the horrible studies concerning the homicide of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a effectively revered particular person in Dallas, Texas, who was brutally beheaded, in entrance of his spouse and son, by an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Cuba who ought to have by no means been in our Nation. This particular person was beforehand arrested for awful crimes, together with baby intercourse abuse, grand theft auto, and false imprisonment, however was launched again into our Homeland below incompetent Joe Biden as a result of Cuba didn’t need such an evil particular person of their Nation.”
Whereas Cobos-Martinez has an in depth arrest historical past, he was not convicted in each case. Court docket data present the kid indecency case in opposition to Cobos-Martinez was dropped resulting from inadequate proof, and Cobos-Martinez was acquitted of grand theft auto after a trial in California.
In keeping with ICE, Cobos-Martinez was below a last order to be deported however Cuba wouldn’t take him again resulting from his felony report. He was launched from the Bluebonnet Detention Heart within the last days of the Biden administration below an order of supervision, ICE mentioned.
In response to a request for remark from CBS Information Texas, a former Biden administration mentioned, “The Order of Supervision was issued seven days earlier than President Biden left workplace and due to this fact managed by the Trump administration. If the Order of Supervision was not upheld for 8 months and so they someway misplaced observe of the person allegedly answerable for this heinous crime, then the Trump administration ought to reply to this.”
Since taking workplace, the Trump administration has carried out a brand new coverage to deport nationals from nations with out deportation agreements to 3rd nations which can be prepared to just accept them. These nations embody Guatemala, South Sudan, Eswatini and Rwanda.
“Relaxation assured, the time for being comfortable on these Unlawful Immigrant Criminals is OVER below my watch! Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem, Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi, Border Czar Tom Homan, and lots of others in my Administration, are doing an unimaginable job in, MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN,” Mr. Trump’s publish mentioned.
Grisly assault, beheading at Dallas motel
On Sept. 10, Dallas police responded to the Downtown Suites motel on Samuell Boulevard in Previous East Dallas. In keeping with an arrest affidavit, Cobos-Martinez turned upset with Nagamallaiah, pulled out a machete and began attacking.
Nagamallaiah’s spouse and son, who have been within the motel workplace, tried to intervene a number of occasions, police mentioned, however Cobos-Martinez pushed them away and continued the assault. Cobos-Martinez then took Nagamallaiah’s cellphone and key card from his pockets earlier than once more resuming the assault till Nagamallaiah’s head “was faraway from his physique,” police mentioned.
Mr. Trump mentioned Cobos-Martinez could be charged with homicide within the first diploma, which isn’t a cost in Texas. The equal cost is capital homicide, which carries a compulsory life sentence with the potential of the dying sentence.
