- A man accused of killing a high school teenager was undocumented but protected from deportation through an Obama-era policy
- Daniel De Jesus Rangel-Sherrer, 19, is facing charges of murder, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime
- He is accused of killing 18-year-old Diana Martinez-Gonzalez after forcing her into the woods following an argument on October 4
- Sherrer is now facing first-degree murder charges and should he be released from prison at any time, he will be deported
- Under DACA, created by Obama in 2012, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens prevented from being deported by receiving temporary amnesty in the U.S.
- President Trump’s administration, via Attorney General Jeff Sessions, announced that the program will officially end in March 2018
- Recently, more than 2,100 illegal alien DACA recipients were kicked from the program for crimes and gang affiliations
Daniel De Jesus Rangel Sherrer, 19, was charged in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Diana Martinez-Gonzalez after she was found shot to death in a wooded area in the town of Easley, South Carolina
A man who is accused of killing a high school student from a South Carolina high school student had been protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Daniel De Jesus Rangel-Sherrer, 19, who is in the U.S. illegally from Mexico, is accused of murder, kidnapping and possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 18-year-old Diana Martinez-Gonzalez.
Martinez-Gonzalez was found dead in woods on October 4.
The junior from Greenville High School was forced into the woods and shot multiple times in the head.
Sherrer allegedly murdered the girl in the wooded area because she had spread false rumors about him, the illegal alien told deputies.
Diana Martinez-Gonzalez, 18, was murdered in nearby woods because she had spread false rumors about him, Rangel Sherrer told deputies
Martinez-Gonzalez was forced into the woods following an argument. She was shot in the head several times and was killed
Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis says Rangel-Sherrer immediately confessed told reporters.
Investigators said a friend of Martinez-Gonzalez was also held against her will by the suspect, but she managed to escape and contact authorities.
It’s not clear how Rangel-Sherrer and Martinez-Gonzalez knew each other.
After Rangel-Sherrer’s arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ordered that he be detained.
Rangel-Sherrer is allowed to stay in the U.S. under DACA recipient.
DACA was created by former President Barack Obama in 2012 and protected an estimated 800,000 undocumented youths from deportation.
Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to wind down the program by March next year and put pressure on Congress to find a legislative fix for the issue.
Daniel De Jesus Rangel Sherrer, 19, was one of the nearly 800,000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation and given a work permit under the DACA program