Migrant Crime
Newsom-backed law lets illegal immigrant child rapist seek early release again as DA urges 'stop the madness'
Yolo County DA Jeffrey Reisig calls the loophole in California's Elderly Release Program 'twisted stuff'
By Elaine Mallon Fox News
Published April 24, 2026 9:06am EDT
Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper sounds alarm over paroled child molester
An illegal immigrant from Mexico serving a 139-year prison sentence for raping and impregnating his underage stepdaughter will be eligible to seek early parole for a second time in the coming months due to a loophole in a law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Israel Ceja's early release was blocked Wednesday after a review by an en banc parole board convened by Newsom following pressure from Yolo County District Attorney Jeffrey Reisig. An official with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to Fox News Digital that a new hearing has been ordered for Ceja.
Reisig is calling on Newsom and California lawmakers to "stop the madness" by closing the loopholes in the state's Elderly Release Program that allow child rapists to be considered eligible for parole.
"Nobody wants this," Reisig told Fox News Digital. "The general public does not want this, and all they're doing is victimizing, re-victimizing the victims and the communities. Nobody wants these guys coming back to their community."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-backed-law-lets-illegal-immigrant-child-rapist-seek-early-release-again-da-urges-stop-madness
