ICE Requests Charlotte Hold Alien in Double Murder Case

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Filed March 30th, 2026

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

ICE has lodged a detainer requesting Charlotte officials not release Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, a 22-year-old Venezuelan illegal alien, who faces felony charges including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for allegedly carrying out two fatal shootings. The detainer was issued following Fernandez's arrest in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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ICE filed a detainer with Charlotte sanctuary politicians requesting they hold Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, a 22-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, possessing a stolen firearm, and felony conspiracy. The announcement comes amid broader criticism of sanctuary policies, with DHS noting that Charlotte officials have released nearly 1,400 criminal illegal aliens back onto North Carolina streets.

This is an informational press release about an individual enforcement action rather than a regulatory change. Local jurisdictions are not obligated to honor ICE detainers. Compliance teams and law enforcement agencies should be aware of this case as an example of immigration enforcement priorities, but no specific compliance actions are required. No new policies, deadlines, or penalties are established by this announcement.

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ICE Asks Charlotte Sanctuary Politicians to Not Release Illegal Alien from Jail who was Arrested for Two Murders

ICE Asks Charlotte Sanctuary Politicians to Not Release Illegal Alien from Jail who was Arrested for Two Murders

Release Date: March 30, 2026
Sanctuary politicians released nearly 1,400 criminal illegal aliens from jail directly back onto North Carolina streets

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer asking Charlotte sanctuary politicians to not release Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, who was arrested after allegedly carrying out two fatal shootings in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, a 22-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela, now faces felony charges of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, possess stolen firearm, and felony conspiracy after allegedly confessing to fatally shooting 44-year-old Ludvin Antonio Guzman Morales on January 24 and Luis Guitierrez Mora on March 22 this year.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested the Venezuelan national on March 23, 2026.

Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez

“Because of the Biden administration’s disastrous CBP One app, this illegal alien was allowed to come into the country and commit these murders,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “We are calling on Charlotte sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this murderer from jail back into our comminutes. We need cooperation from sanctuary jurisdictions to make America safe again. No one wants this murderer in their communities.”

Quintero Fernandez first came into the country in July of 2023 via the CBP One app, which the Biden administration used to release more than a million unvetted illegal aliens into the United States.