{"id":30664,"date":"2026-08-07T04:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30664"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:29:44","slug":"ice-presses-local-officials-over-migrant-charged-in-toddlers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30664","title":{"rendered":"ICE presses local officials over migrant charged in toddler\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer against a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81105\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal illegal alien<\/a> who allegedly left a 14-month-old toddler to drown in a bathtub, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The ICE detainer asks North Carolina officials not to release Angel Israel Deras-Rivas, a Salvadoran national who was arrested Sunday in Garner.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized the Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies, arguing they contributed to the circumstances surrounding the case.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This criminal illegal alien has been charged with murder and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81106\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/migrant-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">felony child abuse<\/a> after letting a 14-month-old drown in a bathtub,&#8221; Mullin said in a statement to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81107\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dhs-seeks-custody-illegal-immigrant-charged-murder-trump-deportation-biden-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: DHS SEEKS CUSTODY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER TRUMP DEPORTATION, BIDEN RELEASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/angel-israel-deras-rivas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"mugshot of Angel Israel Deras-Rivas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Angel Israel Deras-Rivas was arrested after allegedly leaving a 14-month-old toddler unattended in a bathtub filled with water.<\/span> <span>(Department of Homeland Security)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Deras-Rivas, 19, was caring for his stepchild when he allegedly left the toddler unattended in a bathtub filled with water, resulting in the child&#8217;s death, according to an arrest warrant <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81108\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article316747563.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cited<\/a> by Raleigh News &amp; Observer. The incident happened just months after Deras-Rivas married the child&#8217;s mother in April, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Immigration officials said Deras-Rivas, identified by DHS as a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81109\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal illegal alien<\/a>, unlawfully entered the United States through Texas in October 2023 and was released into the country by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81110\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/ice-urges-north-carolina-keep-illegal-immigrant-charged-triple-fatal-hit-and-run-behind-bars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ICE URGES NORTH CAROLINA TO KEEP ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED IN TRIPLE-FATAL HIT-AND-RUN BEHIND BARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/bathtub-toy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"toy duck at bathtub\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>FILE &#8211; Angel Israel Deras-Rivas, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, left his 14-month-old stepchild to drown in a bathtub, DHS said.<\/span> <span>(Karen Warren\/Houston Chronicle)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;That child would still be alive today if it weren\u2019t for the reckless open-border policies of the Biden Administration that released this criminal into our country in the first place. ICE is calling on officials in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_81111\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina<\/a> to commit to not releasing this killer from jail, and to turn him over to ICE custody so we can get him out of our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Immigration officials said ICE lodged the detainer with the Wake County Sheriff&#8217;s Department on the same day Deras-Rivas was arrested.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/ice-agent-raid.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"ICE agents approach a home in Chicago, Illinois\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>FILE &#8211; ICE issued a detainer for Angel Israel Deras-Rivas after his arrest.<\/span> <span>(Bloomberg)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">An ICE detainer typically requests that local law enforcement notify the agency before an individual&#8217;s release and hold the person for up to 48 additional hours beyond their scheduled release date, allowing ICE agents time to take the individual into federal custody for potential removal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to the Garner Police Department for more information.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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