February 25, 2026Washington, DCEnforcement and Removal
ICE removes violent rapist and Salvadoran national from Maryland
On Jan. 30, ICE Baltimore — with help from its partners at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center in Maryland — removed Ruben Alonso Hernandez-Lainez, a 29-year-old illegal criminal alien from El Salvador who was convicted of second-degree assault and second-degree rape in Fredrick County, Maryland.
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 30, ICE Baltimore — with help from its partners at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center in Maryland — removed Ruben Alonso Hernandez-Lainez, a 29-year-old illegal criminal alien from El Salvador who was convicted of second-degree assault and second-degree rape in Fredrick County, Maryland. Fortunately, ICE arrested this monster before the Maryland legislature passed a law banning all partnerships between state and local law enforcement agencies and ICE.
“ICE could only arrest and remove this criminal illegal alien thanks to our 287(g) partnership with Frederick County,” said ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall. “It’s profoundly disappointing that since then, the Maryland legislature is trying to undermine this critical law enforcement relationship between state and local police and ICE. These partnerships keep rapists and public safety threats like Hernandez out of our communities.”
Hernandez illegally entered the United States in 2021, at an unknown location. In May 2022, Border Patrol officials encountered him near Hidalgo, Texas, but were forced to release him into the United States thanks to the Biden administration’s catch-and-release policies. He then went on to assault and rape an innocent victim.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-removes-violent-rapist-and-salvadoran-national-maryland
