FIRST ON FOX: Texas lawmakers They are requesting additional information from the federal government about an alleged illegal immigrant accused of killing an American citizen while allegedly driving drunk.

Thirty-five-year-old Jorge Peralta is accused of hitting three vehicles in the Oct. 13 crash that killed 29-year-old Grayson Davis. Peralta is charged with fleeing and resisting arrest CBS Austin,

The publication reported that he admitted to drinking five beers before driving away and is currently being held as an ICE detainer.

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Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and state Rep. Stan Gerdes said they were told Peralta was an illegal immigrant who was deported during the Obama and Trump administrations, but Peralta was later arrested illegally in 2021 returned.

The Bastrop County Sheriff’s office confirmed to their office that they reported the suspect to ICE and they took him into custody.

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“When ICE seizes someone, it’s because that person is a illegal immigrants and “They’re taking care of them,” Sheriff Maurice Cook said.

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Now lawmakers want to know how the suspect re-entered the country after being deported multiple times, whether immigration authorities knew he resided in the country and what potential loopholes in enforcement allowed him to re-enter the United States.

ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but lawmakers presence of non-citizens Biden administration in the country.

“Another family’s worst nightmare has come true, and it’s directly due to the Biden-Harris Administration’s reckless, open border policies,” Rep. Cloud said in a statement. he said.

“Their refusal to enforce our immigration laws has cost another innocent life. How many American citizens need to be killed by illegal immigrants before Joe Biden and Kamala Harris decide to act?”

“Another Texan died directly from the Biden-Harris border crisis,” Cruz said. “Texans deserve answers as to why this illegal alien was allowed back into our country after being deported twice. This crime was both infuriating and avoidable, yet the Biden-Harris administration made the cynical decision to keep the border open for political purposes. “The resulting crimes are preventable, frustrating and unacceptable.”

Gerdes said the community was “heartbroken” by the tragedy and that he would introduce legislation at the state level to address illegal immigration. All three MPs said they wanted a thorough investigation into the suspect’s immigration history.

The case comes at a time of fierce debate over illegal immigration. Republicans tied border crisis and crimes exposed by the Biden administration’s rollback of Trump-era policies.

They say ending border wall construction, ending “Remain in Mexico” and scaling back ICE deportations have encouraged increased border crossings. Former President Trump vowed to launch a mass deportation operation if re-elected.

The Biden administration has called for passage of a bipartisan border security bill, opposed by many conservative Republicans, introduced in January to increase funding and limit some entries into the United States.

There has been a sharp decline in encounters at the border since President Biden signed an executive order limiting arrivals in June. Since then the figures have fallen by over 55%. The agency also said it processed more than 700,000 moves or returns for FY24, the highest number since 2010.

Get the latest updates on the ongoing border crisis from Fox News Digital immigration hub.

Original article source: Texas lawmakers demand answers over fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal immigrant: ‘Infuriating’