{"id":2380469,"date":"2024-12-16T10:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-loses-7-year-old-girl-forever-after-detainer-is-lifted-on-non-citizen-police\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:12:02","slug":"family-loses-7-year-old-girl-forever-after-detainer-is-lifted-on-non-citizen-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-loses-7-year-old-girl-forever-after-detainer-is-lifted-on-non-citizen-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Loses 7-Year-Old Girl Forever After Detainer Is Lifted on Non-Citizen: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamily-loses-7-year-old-girl-forever-after-detainer-is-lifted-on-non-citizen-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the tragic case of Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, a Venezuelan national who had\u200c a detainer placed on him by Immigration \u2062and \u2064Customs \u200dEnforcement (ICE)\u200d earlier this \u200dyear but \u200dwas released just two and a half months before \u200bbeing involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fatal drunk-driving incident<\/a>. On December 1, Chacin\u2063 allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a vehicle, \u2062resulting in \u200cthe death of 7-year-old Ivory Smith and severe\u200c injuries to her mother, Christina Quainoo. Following the accident, another ICE detainer was issued after Chacin was arrested for intoxicated\u2064 manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>Chacin had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miami-lyft-driver-accused-of-raping-intoxicated-woman-in-backseat\/\" title=\"Miami Lyft Driver Accused of Raping Intoxicated Woman in Backseat\">previously faced charges<\/a> for\u2064 assaulting a family member, during which an \u200bICE detainer was also placed.\u200b However, this \u2064detainer was lifted when he served a brief jail sentence, allowing him to return to the community. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-detained-as-person-of-interest-in-rape-of-13-year-old-girl-at-park\/\" title=\"Undocumented Immigrant Held as Suspect in Assault of Teen at Park\">article highlights concerns<\/a> regarding the immigration detention \u200dsystem and accountability,suggesting that,had the detainer remained in place,the tragedy involving the\u200d Smith family could have\u200b been avoided. It calls for \u2063stronger \u2063measures \u200bto prevent such incidents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-collins-what-feels-good-does-not-always-heal-you-these-bipartisan-gun-control-measures-are-a-cruel-charade\/\" title=\"Doug Collins: What Feels Good Does Not Always Heal You \u2013 These Bipartisan Gun Control Measures Are a Cruel Charade\">protect innocent lives<\/a>, especially considering the \u2062broader\u200b implications for immigration policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just months ago, Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin had a detainer placed upon him by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>That detainer was removed, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/new-info-ice-hold-lifted-months-before-non-citizen-allegedly-kills-7-year-old-while-drunk-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRIV<\/a> &mdash; and just two-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-johnson-vaccine-shelf-life-extended-as-millions-of-doses-near-expiration\/\" title=\"Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine shelf life extended as millions of doses near expiration\">-a-half months<\/a> later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sheriff-defies-county-boards-attempt-turn-jurisdiction-super-sanctuary-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the illegal immigrant<\/a> was involved in an alleged drunk-driving accident that claimed the life of a 7-year-old girl and left her mother in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Houston, Texas, station, Chacin was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter after the Dec. 1 accident in Harris County. Another ICE hold was placed on him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&rsquo;s Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston lodged an immigration detainer Dec. 4 with the Harris County (Texas) Jail on Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, a 41-year-old Venezuelan national, following his arrest for intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle,&rdquo; ICE&rsquo;s Houston office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this time, no additional details can be released,&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old suspect reportedly T-boned a vehicle driven by Christina Quainoo at 2:45 a.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/texas-girl-7-killed-alleged-drunk-driver-family-grapples-losing-her-joy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. Chacin allegedly ran a red light, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2024\/12\/04\/family-of-7-year-old-girl-killed-in-crash-by-alleged-drunken-driver-appears-in-court-to-face-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPRC-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Chacin took photos of the scene &ldquo;instead of helping&rdquo; and drove away, authorities said, Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Smith, Christina&rsquo;s daughter a 2nd-grade student at a Houston school, was also in the car. She was killed in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The mother, despite being severely injured, was released from the hospital by Dec. 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/drunk-immigrant-killed-7-year-old-months-released-ice-detainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, the mother continues to &ldquo;endure immense physical and emotional pain&rdquo; due to the accident, the family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Harris County, TX: On Sunday, Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin was arrested for Intoxication Manslaughter with a Vehicle for the death of 7-year-old Ivory Smith.<\/p>\n<p>He has an immigration detainer hold.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez Chacin is accused of running a red light while driving drunk, slamming&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RYOZ2QQbIw\">pic.twitter.com\/RYOZ2QQbIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImmigrantCrimes\/status\/1864397228820840857?\">December 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Most infuriatingly, however? Chacin already had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanctuary-county-ignored-detainers-mexican-gang-member-convicted-manslaughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a detainer<\/a> placed against him earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>In June, he allegedly assaulted a family member. At that point, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-alien-arrested-fatal-crash-flees-mexico-county-ignores-ice-detainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE detainer<\/a> &mdash; meaning that he was being held for immigration violations in addition to whatever crimes he may have been accused of committing &mdash; was placed against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The felony assault charge against him ended up being dropped to a misdemeanor and, after pleading guilty, Chacin was sentenced to 113 days in jail, which he had already served, and was released that same day,&rdquo; Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ICE detainer against him was also lifted that same day for an unknown reason.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Andy Kahan of Crime Stoppers, however, said that it was simply part of how this works.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was taken into custody in June, there was immediately an ICE hold on him &mdash; he couldn&rsquo;t bond out,&rdquo; Kahan told KRIV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reason it was 113 days was because that was his time served. So basically, he pleaded guilty and walked out the door because the ICE hold was lifted the day he pleaded guilty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It sounds an awful lot like this was a way to get a quick plea deal and thus get him out of a clogged court system &mdash; even though, judging by the seriousness of the charges and the fact that he wasn&rsquo;t a U.S. national, this ought to have been a case that, if the details were found to be accurate by a jury, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-super-sanctuary-created-san-diego-literally-protect-jailed-rapists-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for deportation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why was that hold lifted when he discharged his sentence? If he had kept that hold on him, no ifs, ands or buts, you have a 7-year-old girl who would be alive today and a mother who wasn&rsquo;t seriously injured,&rdquo; Kahan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why do we have holds in place if they fail to keep dangerous individuals off our streets?&rdquo; the Smith family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The laws in Texas should be designed to protect innocent lives, not to provide loopholes for those who repeatedly disregard them. This tragedy is a stark reminder that we need stronger accountability and justice to prevent further suffering for families like ours.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not just in Texas, but in the United States at large, period. 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