ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Responsible for Fatal DUI After Illinois Sanctuary Politicians Released Him

This illegal alien had previously been arrested FOUR TIMES for driving under the influence

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement announcing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien who had been RELEASED by sanctuary politicians in Illinois, after serving a prison sentence for causing a fatal accident while driving under the influence.

Vicente Torres-Vasquez, an illegal alien from Mexico, was arrested in Wauconda, Illinois after causing a fatal crash on July 24, 2011, while driving under the influence (DUI). His victim was 55-year-old Gregory Errol Homola, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, who was riding his motorcycle when he was struck by Torres-Vasquez. Two other women in another vehicle were also injured in the accident.

The victim: Gregory Errol Homola

Torres-Vasquez was convicted in 2012 for aggravated driving under the influence resulting in the death of another person and TWO counts of aggravated driving under the influence resulting in great bodily injury. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Torres-Vasquez had previously been arrested FOUR TIMES for driving under the influence, being convicted on three of the four counts.

The killer: Vicente Torres-Vasquez

On January 16, 2017, ICE lodged a detainer with the Illinois River Correctional Center (IRCC) in Canton, Illinois. On March 3, 2026, IRCC transferred Torres-Vasquez to the Stateville Correctional Center (SCC) in Crest Hill, Illinois, in anticipation of his parole release date. ICE then lodged another detainer. But on November 2, 2026, SCC refused to honor the ICE detainer and RELEASED him on parole without notifying ICE.

On November 11, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago arrested Vicente Torres-Vasquez at large. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

"This illegal alien was sentenced to 25 years in prison after killing a man while drunk behind the wheel. When ICE lodged a detainer ahead of his release on parole, sanctuary politicians in J.B. Pritzker's Illinois refused to cooperate with us and released him without notifying ICE," said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "Thankfully, the brave patriots of ICE managed to arrest this killer anyway, and he will now be deported from our country. These heartless sanctuary politicians need to stop prioritizing political power over the safety of their constituents. They owe it to the Angel Families to work with us so that we can prevent any more American lives from being lost to illegal alien crime."

Torres-Vasquez illegally entered the United States through Arizona TWICE in March 2004, and was granted voluntary departures both times. He then illegally entered the country for a third time at an unknown date and location. An Immigration Judge issued him a final order of removal on November 11, 2010.

Under Governor J.B. Pritzker, Illinois has become a hotbed of illegal alien crime. Some of the recent illegal alien crimes in the sanctuary state include:

• In August, ICE arrested Hamed Mohammed Hamed Alsaidi, an illegal alien from Jordan, after he had been arrested for having EIGHT Molotov cocktails in his possession in Mokena, Illinois. He had been released by sanctuary politicians in Will County who refused to honor ICE's detainer, and ICE arrested him two days later.
• In June, ICE lodged a detainer for Janio Gionel Velasquez-Muro, an illegal alien from Venezuela, after he was arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Kane County, Illinois.
• In June, ICE arrested Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, an illegal alien from Venezuela and former teacher, for her involvement in a Tren de Aragua mass shooting in December 2024 that killed three people and injured several others at a house party in Chicago, Illinois.
• In March, ICE lodged a detainer for Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal alien from Venezuela, after he was arrested for shooting and killing 18-year-old Loyola College student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago, Illinois.
• In October 2025, ICE lodged a detainer for Leyter Jeferson Arauz-Medina, an illegal alien from Nicaragua, after his arrest for raping a 54-year-old woman in Chicago, Illinois.
• In October 2025, ICE arrested Radule Bojovic, an illegal alien from Montenegro, who was working as a sworn police officer with the Hanover Park Police Department.
• In September 2025, ICE lodged a detainer for Jose Javier Coronado-Meza, an illegal alien from Venezuela, after he was arrested for killing a man execution-style and then burying his body in concrete in Cook County, Illinois.
• In July 2025, ICE arrested Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Mexico, after he was released by sanctuary politicians in Lake County, despite being arrested for hiding the body of 37-year-old Megan Bos on his property.
• In January 2025, Julio Cucul-Bol, an illegal alien from Guatemala, caused a drunk-driving crash that killed 20-year-old Katie Abraham in Urbana, Illinois. Cucul-Bol now faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, aggravated driving under the influence resulting in death, and reckless homicide. Operation Midway Blitz was launched in September 2025 in Katie's honor.

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