Santos Paulino Vasquez-Ramirez was arrested and charged with murder and robbery Dec. 12. (Putnam County Sheriff's Office)
Vasquez-Ramirez illegally entered the country in 2013, DHS said, and was later released into the country under the Obama administration.
An immigration judge issued him a final order of removal in early 2016.
"Open border policies have deadly consequences," McLaughlin said, adding that Santos Vasquez Ramirez will be transferred to federal custody. "ICE lodged an arrest detainer with local authorities to ensure this criminal illegal alien is never allowed back into American neighborhoods."
DHS RIPS DEM-RUN COUNTY AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, ALLEGED MURDERER RELEASED: 'BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS'
ICE lodged an arrest detainer for Santos Paulino Vasquez-Ramirez, an illegal migrant from Guatemala accused of killing a taxi driver during a fare dispute Dec. 1 in Brewster, N.Y. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An estimated 1.9 million migrants have been self-deported, and more than 622,000 have been forced out since Trump took office Jan. 20, according to DHS.
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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