ICE Arrests Oregon Crash Suspect After Jail Releases Him Despite Detainer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a man in Oregon on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, who is accused of killing a newlywed couple in a crash after a county jail released him despite an ICE detainer. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody following the release, the report said.
The newlywed couple died in the Oregon crash that prompted the investigation, and authorities say the man is the suspect in that collision. The story says the county jail released him despite an ICE detainer lodged against him earlier. Fox News reported the sequence.
The episode traces back to the fatal crash that killed the couple and led to the detainer request by federal immigration agents. Prosecutors and federal officials have not released additional public details about charges or court dates since the arrest.
Local and federal officials are continuing the investigation and have not yet provided a timetable for charging or transfer to federal court. The reporting outlet said ICE took custody after the county jail released the suspect despite the detainer.
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📌 Key Facts
- On Nov. 24 (year not specified), Rajinder Kumar allegedly jackknifed a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 20 in Deschutes County, Oregon, blocking both lanes.
- A Subaru Outback driven by William Micah Carter, with passenger Jennifer Lynn Lower, collided with the truck, killing both 16 days after their wedding.
- Oregon officials released Kumar from jail on April 2, 2026, despite an ICE detainer; ICE arrested him on April 22, 2026, and he is now held in Tacoma pending deportation.
- Kumar has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment in connection with the crash.
- DHS says Kumar entered the U.S. illegally near Lukeville, Arizona, in November 2022, later received work authorization in 2023, and obtained a California commercial driver’s license.
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