New York City released an illegal alien from custody three times despite the fact that he was wanted for murder. Jose Magdaleno Lopez-Calderon, a 26-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was recently captured by ICE after being turned loose into the United States by a liberal immigration judge and then being arrested three times in New York for a variety of crimes. He will now undergo proceedings to deport him back to El Salvador where he will be tried for murder.
Lopez-Calderon was first released into the interior of the United States in 2013. He was arrested for the first time in 2017 for driving while under the influence and driving without a license. He was convicted on both counts in 2019.
In 2018 he was arrested again. This time for jumping the turnstile and beating the fare. He was released too quickly for ICE to get to him in time. And he was arrested once again in 2019 and charged with second-degree assault, third-degree assault, two counts of second-degree harassment, and third-degree menacing. They released him again but this time ICE was able to locate and arrest him.
Lopez-Calderon, an 18th Street Gang member wanted for murder in El Salvador, first crossed the southern border illegally in September 2013.
After being briefly detained, an immigration judge granted Lopez-Calderon bail and he was released from custody into the U.S.
Years later, after settling in Queens, New York City, Lopez-Calderon was arrested by the NYPD in May 2017 for drunk driving and driving without a license. Lopez-Calderon was convicted on both charges in December 2019.
About a year later, Lopez-Calderon was arrested again by the NYPD after being released from custody, this time for fare evasion. The illegal alien was again released before ICE officials could even lodge a detainer against him, requesting he be turned over to them for arrest and deportation.
In March 2019, ICE became aware that Lopez-Calderon had been put on the INTERPOL Red Notice list due to his being wanted for murder in El Salvador.