ICE urges Wisconsin county not to release accused care facility assailant
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The Department of Homeland Security is urging Wisconsin officials not to release a Nicaraguan national who was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting an elderly victim, according to a statement Wednesday.
Julio Cesar Morales-Jarquin, 31, is in local police custody after being charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault of an elderly victim, DHS said.
He was arrested last month after an employee at a residential care facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, tipped off police that he may have attacked defenseless residents. local outlet WKOW.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed a detention request on April 27 asking for Morales-Jarquin to remain in custody.
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Julio Cesar Morales-Jarquin, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting an elderly victim at a nursing facility in Wisconsin, according to authorities. (Department of Homeland Security)
DHS on Wednesday called on Dane County officials not to release Morales-Jarquin, accusing the county of being a “sanctuary jurisdiction” that refuses to honor ICE detainees.
The county has previously given ICE as little as 30 minutes to detain people in jail, the agency said.
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Department of Homeland Security logo. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Morales-Jarquin entered the United States in 2023 under the Biden administration’s humanitarian parole program for Nicaragua, according to DHS. Although the program was later terminated, DHS said he remained in the country unlawfully.
“This illegal alien is accused of twice sexually assaulting an elderly victim at an assisted living facility,” Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in the DHS statement. “This scumbag was released into the country by the Biden Administration. DHS calls on sanctuary politicians in Dane County, Wisconsin, not to release this criminal from prison back onto the streets to commit more crimes.”
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The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, is home to both houses of the Wisconsin legislature, along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Governor’s Office. (Jordan McAlister)
“We need Wisconsin sanctuary politicians to cooperate with us to remove criminals from our country,” he added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Dane County Executive’s Office for comment.
