The Attorney General’s Office Will Request the U.S. to Deport a Former Soldier Detained by ICE

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

Details on the Disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students

The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced that it will request the deportation from the United States of former soldier Enrique Martínez Chávez, who is allegedly involved in the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa student-teachers.

The agency reported that U.S. authorities notified it of Martínez Chávez’s arrest in Hawthorne, California, after he failed to prove his legal status in the United States.

FGR actions regarding the U.S. arrest

Consequently, the FGR announced that it would initiate the necessary steps for the immigration proceedings and Martínez Chávez’s return to Mexico; he is currently being held at the processing center located on Rancho Road in Adelanto, California. The FGR stated that it is continuing its investigation to determine Enrique Martínez’s alleged involvement in the disappearance of the 43 students from the “Raúl Isidro Burgos” Rural Teachers’ College in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, which took place in September 2014.

Details regarding the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students

It noted that the former member of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) is subject to an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement in the crime of enforced disappearance, a warrant issued by a judge in the State of Mexico.

Sources: El Mañana, Borderland Beat Archive