U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged an immigration detainer against Samuel Antonio Maldonado-Erazo, an undocumented immigrant accused of brutally abusing and then murdering his three-year-old nephew on March 4. The victim’s mother, Wendy Esther Hernandez Reyes, who is Maldonado-Erazo’s sister, was deported on January 26 and did not take her U.S. citizen child with her. Authorities say this tragic decision left the boy vulnerable to Maldonado-Erazo’s care. ICE Director Todd M. Lyons described the case as 'absolutely sickening,' emphasizing the preventable nature of the boy's death and criticizing the mother’s decision to leave her child behind. The agency reiterated... [Continue Reading]