WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking officials in Broward County, Florida to not release a criminal illegal alien charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his roommate to death with a machete.
According to local reporting, the incident occurred on August 2 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The suspect, Edy Jose Rivas-Rizo, a criminal illegal alien from Nicaragua, was allegedly caught on surveillance footage chasing after his roommate with a machete, eventually stabbing him and then fighting on the ground. After two witnesses disarmed Rivas-Rizo, the victim walked away but collapsed moments later. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A witness told police that the victim’s last words were “that guy just killed me” as he pointed at Rivas-Rizo.
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