U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged an arrest detainer against a Honduran national charged with attempted first-degree murder after a stabbing aboard a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia allegedly stabbed a male victim with a large knife while on the train. DHS described him as a “criminal illegal alien” whose criminal history includes prior arrests for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, destroying evidence, resisting arrest, and using a false ID, as well as convictions for robbery and illegal re-entry.
Solorzano-Garcia has been removed from the United States twice — once in 2018 after receiving a final order of removal from an immigration judge, and again in 2021 after being apprehended crossing the border illegally. DHS said he re-entered the country a third time at an unknown date and location.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the attack and said the detainer is intended to prevent Solorzano-Garcia from being released before federal authorities can take custody.
“This heinous stabbing by this twice removed illegal alien should have NEVER happened. ICE lodged an arrest detainer to ensure Oscar Gerardo Solorzano Garcia is not released back into North Carolina neighborhoods,” Noem said. “Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the county will honor the detainer since they have a history of not cooperating with ICE.”
“Under President Trump, ICE is being unleashed to ensure public safety for all Americans. Make no mistake: We will not rest until every depraved criminal illegal alien is removed from our communities,” she added.
DHS also said nearly 1,400 immigration detainers across North Carolina have not been honored in recent years, resulting in criminal illegal aliens being released into communities instead of transferred to federal custody. The agency recently launched “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” an enforcement surge targeting individuals with violent criminal histories.
The Dallas Express reached out to Mecklenburg County officials for comment.
