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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has called on “sanctuary politicians in Wisconsin” to refrain from releasing a Nicaraguan national who faces charges of sexually assaulting an elderly individual, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
The individual in question, Julio Cesar Morales-Jarquin, aged 31, is currently held by local law enforcement. He is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault involving an elderly victim, as reported by the DHS.
Morales-Jarquin’s arrest took place last month following allegations from a residential care facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The facility notified police, suspecting that an employee might have assaulted vulnerable residents, according to a report from local news outlet WKOW.
On April 27, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a detainer request, seeking to ensure that Morales-Jarquin remains in custody.
Authorities have identified Julio Cesar Morales-Jarquin, 31, as the suspect accused of sexually assaulting an elderly person at a Wisconsin care facility. (Source: 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 detainers.
The agency said the county has previously given ICE as little as 30 minutes to take custody of individuals in its jail.
The Department of Homeland Security logo. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
According to DHS, Morales-Jarquin entered the United States in 2023 under the Biden administration’s humanitarian parole program for Nicaragua. Although the program was later ended, DHS said he remained in the country unlawfully.
“This illegal alien is charged with two counts of sexual assault of an elderly victim at an assisted living facility,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in the DHS statement. “This dirtbag was released into the country by the Biden Administration. DHS is calling on sanctuary politicians in Dane County, Wisconsin to NOT release this criminal from jail back onto the streets to commit more crimes.”
The Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor. (Jordan McAlister)
“We need Wisconsin sanctuary politicians to cooperate with us to remove criminals from our country,” she added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Dane County Executive’s Office for comment.
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