Illegal immigrant accused of murdering wife in Texas just weeks after marriage, ICE fights release

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) precocious lodged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer pleading with Texas authorities not to merchandise an amerciable migrant accused of fatally slitting his wife’s pharynx with a pocketknife successful Dallas.

Francisco Mendez-Marin, a 24-year-old amerciable migrant from Mexico, was arrested March 18 by the Carrolton Police Department and is charged with felony homicide aft helium allegedly killed his wife, 20-year-old Karla Rangel, during a home dispute.

The mates had been joined for little than a month, FOX 4 Dallas reported.

When constabulary arrived astatine the scene, Mendez-Marin had humor connected his apparel and a bloody pocketknife connected him, officials said.

Francisco Mendez-Marin is accused of brutally sidesplitting his woman successful Dallas, Texas. (DHS)

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Body camera footage shows Mendez-Marin telling officers, "I didn't bash thing bad" and "I was obligated to bash it" successful Spanish, according to the apprehension affidavit.

"This depraved carnal murdered his ain woman conscionable 1 period aft they were joined by brutally slitting her pharynx with a pocketknife," DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis wrote successful a statement. "This amerciable alien should person ne'er been allowed into our state to perpetrate this heinous murder."

An ICE cause monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed astatine the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building successful New York City connected June 6, 2023. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

"ICE requested authorities successful Dallas to not merchandise this cold-blooded slayer onto the streets," she continued. "Thankfully, Dallas politicians cooperate with ICE, truthful unneurotic we tin guarantee this murderer is NEVER escaped successful American communities."

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Mendez-Marin is presently successful Dallas County Sheriff’s Office custody and being held successful the Dallas County Jail, according to DHS.