Staff Reports
Another tragic case of bureaucratic incompetence led to disaster in Charlotte, North Carolina, where an illegal alien with a pending deportation order went unchecked until a violent shooting spree erupted. Carlos Roberto-Diaz, an 18-year-old from Honduras who should have been on a one-way flight out of here long ago, decided to make July 9, 2024, a night of terror. Alongside a 16-year-old accomplice, Diaz wreaked havoc, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
Back in September 2022, an immigration judge ruled that Diaz should be removed from the United States. Yet Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) didn’t feel it was necessary to track him down. Apparently, the lack of a criminal record up to that point was enough for ICE to consider him a non-threat, giving him free rein to melt back into the shadows of society. This is despite the fact that he’d already been intercepted once at the border in 2019 and bizarrely released because he was a minor and there wasn’t enough bed space.
Town Hall: Suspect in the Charlotte Shooting Spree Was Due for Deportation https://t.co/YqjOn70w6Z
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It took two years, a small arsenal, and a citywide shooting spree for the authorities to finally wake up and smell the mayhem. Diaz and his accomplice started their violent escapade at 1 a.m. after leaving a party. The duo indiscriminately targeted drivers, cyclists, and homes, one of their victims being a 58-year-old man named Mustaffa Muhammad. Muhammad was simply driving home from work when he became another statistic in the ongoing saga of failed immigration enforcement.
While the death and destruction provide a bleak backdrop, some continue to push for so-called comprehensive immigration reform. Jamilah Espinosa, an immigration attorney in Charlotte, insists that the process should be easier for illegal aliens. There’s a novel idea – make it easier to stay in the U.S., and maybe next time, the carnage will surpass a one-night spree.
This tragedy starkly illustrates what happens when the immigration system is a sieve instead of a fence. The bloodshed and loss are real, and the policy failures are evident. If nothing changes, Americans can expect more Carlos Roberto-Diaz types, who ICE didn’t deem a threat until it was too late. Until sanity prevails in immigration enforcement, the nation remains vulnerable, and innocent lives hang in the balance.
