U.S. Department of Homeland Security
09/02/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/02/2026 07:18
ICE Lodges Detainer for Haitian Illegal Alien Charged with Killing a Woman and Strangling Another in Florida
This illegal alien was RELEASED into the United States by the Biden Administration
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for an illegal alien from Haiti who has been charged with homicide, sexual battery, and other crimes after allegedly killing a woman and strangling another in Florida.
According to local reporting, the incident took place on August 27 in Lehigh Acres. The Lee County Sheriff's Office received a report about a domestic disturbance at a duplex, where they found the body of a woman named Amadette Longin. The woman who made the 911 call said that she woke up to a man on top of her and strangling her, before she broke free and barricaded herself in the bathroom to call 911. Deputies arrived and took the suspect, Whycliff Longin, an illegal alien from Haiti, into custody. Amadette Longin's family said that she was the suspect's aunt and that the other victim was his cousin.
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Whycliff Longin
Longin now faces charges of homicide, attempted homicide, sexual battery, and burglary with a battery. ICE lodged a detainer with the Lee County Jail the same day he was arrested.
"This illegal alien from Haiti is charged with homicide, attempted homicide, sexual battery, and burglary with a battery after allegedly killing a woman and attempting to strangle another woman to death," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "This dangerous illegal alien should have never been allowed into our country in the first place. If it weren't for the Biden Administration's reckless open-border policies, Amadette Longin would still be alive. ICE has lodged a detainer and will work with our partners in Florida to make sure this killer is never released onto our streets ever again."
Longin illegally entered the United States through Florida in 2024. He was then RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration.
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