Feds urge Mecklenburg County to honor ICE detainer for man charged with rape, burglary

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Federal officials on Tuesday urged Mecklenburg County officials to honor an ICE detainer for a man arrested last month on burglary and rape charges.

Jail records show Richard Calix-Valle, 32, was denied bond and placed under an ICE detainer on Oct. 19 following his arrest on charges of first-degree burglary and second-degree forcible rape.

The Department of Homeland Security said Calix-Valle entered the country illegally through Texas in 2014 and was deported four times: twice in 2014, once in 2016, and once in 2017. He was issued a final order of removal on Dec. 8, 2016.

“We are calling on sanctuary politicians not only in North Carolina, but across the country, to honor ICE detainers and work with us to secure the Homeland,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. “When sanctuary politicians release violent felons and rapists back onto the streets, it makes our mission needlessly harder.”

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