NEW ORLEANS, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

This illegal alien was RELEASED into the country by the Obama Administration after law enforcement turned him over to ICE following his conviction for a prior hit-and-run

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 North Carolina officials to not release from jail an illegal alien who has been charged for a fatal hit-and-run that killed 3 people.

According to local reporting, the crash occurred on July 18 in Salisbury. The Salisbury Police Department responded to the scene of a collision involving two vehi...