ICE deports Las Vegas driver before fatal crash sentencing: ‘They couldn’t wait 10 minutes’

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An undocumented immigrant struck and killed a grandfather who was crossing the street, but before a judge could sentence him and order restitution, ICE deported him to a country he hasn’t lived in since he was two.

Douglas Esteban-Chacon’s deportation marks the second case the 8 News Now Investigators have uncovered since January, where the federal government removed a defendant before state criminal proceedings were complete.

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