This is exactly what happens when liberal sanctuary policies put politics over public safety. ICE agents in San Diego have captured David Antonio Aviles Perez, a vicious MS-13 assassin known as “the witch” who was wanted for brutal gang executions in El Salvador. The 35-year-old killer had been walking free in California neighborhoods, thanks to the state’s reckless sanctuary laws that prioritize protecting criminals over American citizens, according to the New York Post.
Here’s the outrageous timeline that shows how dangerous these policies really are. In 2023, Aviles Perez swung a machete at a homeless man in Monterey, California. He was arrested, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and convicted. But instead of being turned over to federal immigration authorities, California’s sanctuary laws forced his release back onto the streets. Meanwhile, he was already wanted on an international warrant for a savage 2014 execution in El Salvador where he and accomplices forced their victim to kneel before shooting him in the chest, back, and face.
Department of Homeland Security officials are rightfully slamming California’s reckless policies. Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis didn’t mince words, stating that his release “back into California neighborhoods put American lives at risk.” This MS-13 executioner was living illegally in the United States and had already proven his willingness to use deadly weapons against Americans. Yet California’s 2017 sanctuary law prevented local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE, even when dealing with a convicted violent criminal.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi has been leading the charge against these dangerous policies, correctly stating that sanctuary laws “impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design.” The Justice Department has already filed suit against Los Angeles over its sanctuary city policies. While Aviles Perez now awaits extradition to serve his 20-year sentence in El Salvador, this case perfectly demonstrates why every American should demand an end to sanctuary policies that protect violent criminals at the expense of law-abiding citizens’ safety.
Source: nypost.com