Newsom stops plan to release killer migrant

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 April 25, 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom surprised many with his promise to adhere to a federal order, despite the shouts of progressives in his state.

One undocumented migrant's scheduled release for July 19, which is more than six years before his term is complete, won't go as planned, as The Daily Mail reported.

The state of California will adhere to the detainer put in place by immigration and customs enforcement to hand over the immigrant found guilty of vehicular manslaughter.

From The Governor

The press office of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom announced the illegal alien's transfer into federal custody before to the scheduled July release.

According to a previous Fox News report, his release into the community may have been impacted by the state's sanctuary policy, even though the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation typically complies with ICE detainer requests.

"After being deported in 2013, this individual unlawfully re-entered the US & committed heinous crimes. A GOP DA then gave him a plea deal instead of pursuing 2nd-degree murder. CDCR will again coordinate with ICE—as they have w/ 10,000+ inmates—to transfer him before release," the governor's office tweeted on Wednesday afternoon.

The Homicide In Question

In November 2021, Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, driving drunk and speeding at nearly 100 mph on the 405 freeway in Orange County, crashed into a car driven by 19-year-old Anya Varfolomeev and Nicholay Osokin, killing them both.

He was found guilty on two counts of drunk driving manslaughter in the spring of 2022.

The victim's families were notified about the egregious miscarriage of justice on Easter Sunday, and the plan for Ortega-Anguiano to be released from prison on July 19 after spending just 3.5 years behind bars.

The DOJ announced their intention to prosecute Ortega-Anguiano on federal crimes following the report's release in an effort to prolong his incarceration.

From The Feds

"My office has filed a felony immigration charge against this defendant. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted for 8 USC 1326. If the State of California will not seek the full measure of justice against this individual, the [DOJ] will," Bill Essayli, United States Attorney for the Central District of California, tweeted.

If the state of California were to release Ortega-Anguiano, ICE would swiftly arrest and deport him, according to border czar Tom Homan.

"I will work with [Homeland Security] Secretary [Kristi] Noem on this case, and I guarantee you, if they don’t honor the detainer, we’ll have ICE agents outside that facility to take custody of this individual and deport him," Homan said Wednesday on "America’s Newsroom."

According to ICE's statement, Ortega-Anguiano had a history of illegal immigration and a criminal record prior to the crash that killed the two teenagers.

"His previous criminal convictions include burglary in 2005; vehicle theft in 2007; and battery on spouse with kidnapping in 2014," ICE stated.

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