We brought you the awful story earlier Wednesday—a drunk and high illegal alien plowed his car at high speed into the vehicle of two American teens, killing them both in a wall of fire.
Outrage quickly ensued when it was reported that the driver, Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, was being let free in July by California authorities after serving only 3.5 years of his 10-year sentence.
Heartbreak and Anger As CA Set to Release Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Killing Teens in DUI Crash
The Trump administration saw the news, and rather than sit idly by and watch the Golden State once again fail its citizens, they’re taking matters into their own hands:
"My office has filed a felony immigration charge against this defendant. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted for 8 USC 1326. If the State of California will not seek the full measure of justice against this individual, the [DOJ] will," Bill Essayli, United States Attorney for the Central District of California, tweeted.
BREAKING: New US Attorney in Los Angeles, @billessayli, announces his office is charging this illegal alien with felony re-entry, and they will seek to imprison him federally for up to 20 years once CA releases him.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 23, 2025
“If the State of California will not seek the full measure of… https://t.co/I8ZN128Ido
“If the State of California will not seek the full measure of justice against this individual, the @TheJusticeDept will,” Essayli says.
Related: Trump Chooses CA Assemblyman Bill Essayli for U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California
Border Czar Tom Homan was also disgusted with the release of the killer and vowed to do everything in his power to deport him:
NOW - Tom Homan Just Vowed at ALL COSTS to Deport Illegal Alien Who Killed Two Teens—And Is About to Walk Free in California
— Overton (@overton_news) April 23, 2025
He was drunk. He was high. He was flying down the 405 Freeway at 100 mph.
Two innocent teenagers never made it home. They burned alive in the wreckage.… pic.twitter.com/5wyqesxew5
He may have to wait 20 years, however, if Essayli convicts Ortega-Anguiano and sends him to federal prison.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom meanwhile, who's been trying to tack to the center to prepare for a possible presidential run, surprisingly agreed to cooperate with ICE—something the sanctuary state is not known for doing.
After being deported in 2013, this individual unlawfully re-entered the US & committed heinous crimes.
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) April 23, 2025
A GOP DA then gave him a plea deal instead of pursuing 2nd-degree murder.
CDCR will again coordinate with ICE—as they have w/ 10,000+ inmates—to transfer him before release. https://t.co/YvDnDMeAz2
Joe Biden and his “let-them-all-in” immigration policy failed this young couple. California’s soft-on-crime and open-arms welcoming of illegal immigrants failed their families. It’s left to the Trump administration to restore some sanity, and they’re stepping up to the plate.
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