Man arrested for killing Stacey Aguilar is illegal immigrant, sources say
Immigration officials have confirmed to KRON that the man arrested for killing 22-year-old Stacey Aguilar in Hayward is an illegal immigrant.
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Sources told KRON that
Esmid Valentine Pedraza, 23, is from Mexico and is in the United States illegally.
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Officials tell KRON that Pedraza had already been on a Priority 2 list which labels recent illegal entrants.
ICE has released a statement regarding the most recent case saying:
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a formal request with the Alameda County Jail seeking to have the jail notify ICE prior to Mr. Pedraza’s release so the agency can arrange to take him into custody to pursue possible follow-up immigration enforcement action.”
Pedraza has faced at least three arrests for murder, domestic violence, and DUI.