When the horrific story broke of a ten-year-old girl who was raped and received an abortion in a separate state, the press fell over themselves to paint the report as evidence of abortion restrictions. Itâs a bizarre way to frame a rape. That narrative ignores the criminal involved and more.
Itâs even more egregious to ignore the fact this was a rape committed by an undocumented, illegal alien against a child. A source with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Gerson Fuentes, the man charged with raping a minor, âis a Guatemalan national in the country illegally and that ICE has placed a detainer on Fuentes, which is a request he eventually be handed over to the agency for removal proceedings.â
An official statement by ICE said, âOn July 13, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementâs Enforcement and Removal Operations lodged an immigration detainer on Gerson Fuentes following his arrest by the Columbus, Ohio Police Department for felony rape charges. Fuentes is currently in the custody of local officials at the Franklin County Jail,â an ICE spokesperson said on Thursday. âFuentes has no previous immigration history.â…