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Parole board grants parole to inmate with Homeland Security detainer; transfer to immigration likely
Summary
The Committee on Parole granted parole on June 24 to Miguel Ramos, who faces a vehicular homicide conviction and an active Homeland Security detainer; the board ordered transfer to immigration custody, which will likely result in deportation.
The Committee on Parole voted unanimously June 24 to grant parole to Miguel Ramos (sentenced June 2024 for a December 2022 vehicular homicide) with the specific instruction that custody be transferred to immigration authorities because an active Homeland Security detainer remains in place. Counsel told the board the detainer has not been lifted and that immigration authorities are waiting to process Ramos.
Ramos told the panel he accepts responsibility for the accident and the consequences. Counsel said Ramos acknowledged driving while intoxicated, accepts accountability and understands that parole granted to an ICE detainer will likely lead to deportation; Ramos told the board he has property in Honduras and a plan to work farmland there. "He has carried that loss every day since the accident," counsel said, describing remorse and a stated plan for productive life abroad. The panel voted to grant parole to the ICE detainer.
The practical effect: if immigration authorities take custody and complete removal, Ramos will be deported and will not return to DOC supervision. If immigration removal does not occur, the board instructed staff to return Ramos to DOC custody. The board recorded the vote and the transfer instructions; parole staff will coordinate transfer with immigration authorities.
Key quote: "My vote today is to grant the parole to the ICE detainer," Chair Cheryl Renata said at the vote.
Next steps: Parole staff will coordinate the transfer and report back to the board when immigration processing is complete.
