ICE arrests two illegal immigrants involved in two separate fatal car crashes
The article reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arrested two illegal immigrants from Angola after their involvement in two separate fatal car crashes in Maine. The first incident on August 16 involved Mukendi Mbiya, who struck and killed a 64-year-old woman named Stacy Strattard in Gray, Maine. Mbiya had overstayed his B-2 tourist visa, which was supposed to expire in June 2019, and was arrested on August 18, 2025. The second incident involved Lionel Francisco,who fatally hit Elizabeth Camacho in Lewiston,Maine. Francisco also overstayed his B-2 tourist visa, which expired in July 2025, and was driving with a learner’s permit when he caused the crash.ICE arrested him on August 15, 2025. DHS officials emphasized the tragic and preventable nature of such crashes involving illegal immigrants overstaying their visas and expressed a commitment to restoring integrity in the visa system to prevent similar incidents.
ICE arrests two illegal immigrants involved in two separate fatal car crashes
The Department of Homeland Security has taken significant steps to make the country safer for American citizens. Such actions were again implemented this week after two fatal car crashes. In conjunction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, DHS arrested two illegal immigrants from Angola who were involved in two separate car crashes in Maine, which resulted in two pedestrians being killed.
On Aug. 16, a vehicle driven by Mukendi Mbiya struck and killed Stacy Strattard, a 64-year-old resident of Gray, Maine. She was pronounced dead at the scene as first responders arrived, according to DHS.
Mbiya first arrived in the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa on Dec. 23, 2018, DHS reported in a press release. He was supposed to depart the country on June 22, 2019, but overstayed his visa. ICE officials arrested him on Aug. 18, 2025, after his driving resulted in an innocent American losing her life.
In Lewiston, Maine, another tragedy involving an illegal immigrant driving and an innocent pedestrian dying. Elizabeth Camacho was killed after Lionel Francisco hit her with his vehicle in Kennedy Park in Lewiston, Maine. The car reportedly “jumped the curb” of a street before hitting and killing Camacho, who was a Massachusetts resident.
The local jurisdiction is reportedly pursuing any criminal charges against Francisco for killing Camacho, according to a statement from DHS.
According to DHS, Francisco entered the country on Jan. 30, 2025, on a B-2 tourist visa — a visa which expired on July 30, 2025, but Francisco did not leave. He was reportedly operating his vehicle while using a learner’s permit. ICE arrested him on Aug. 15, 2025.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin commented on the accidents. She noted the tragic trend of illegal immigrants being involved in car crashes that end the lives of American citizens.
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“It seems to be almost a daily occurrence where an illegal alien driving kills innocent Americans,” said McLaughlin. “All of these deaths are preventable because these illegal aliens should have NEVER been in our country. These two illegal aliens in Maine came to the country on B-2 tourist visas that allowed them to remain in the country for six months. Both overstayed their visas and never left the U.S.”
“President Trump and Secretary Noem are committed to restoring integrity to our visa programs to ensure they are not exploited by illegal aliens as one-way tickets to remain in the U.S.,” she added.
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