ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Involved in Hit-and-Run That Injured a 4-Year-Old After Sanctuary California Politicians Released Him from Jail

Governor Gavin Newsom and his fellow California sanctuary politicians released this criminal illegal alien from jail back into our communities

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien who had been released by sanctuary politicians in California despite causing a hit-and-run accident that injured a 4-year-old boy.

According to local reporting, Aman Kumar, an illegal alien from India, was behind the wheel of a car that struck a 4-year-old boy in Fresno, California on April 28, 2026. He was arrested by the Fresno Sheriff's Department the next day and charged with a felony hit and run: death or injury. Sanctuary politicians RELEASED this criminal illegal from jail.

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Aman Kumar

On May 13, ICE law enforcement arrested Kumar outside the California Superior Court, County of Fresno.

The boy that Kumar struck was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The latest reporting says he is expected to survive.

"This monster who almost killed a 4-year-old boy has been charged with a felony hit and run," said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "Sanctuary politicians in California released this criminal illegal alien from jail back onto the streets. Thanks to the brave men and women of ICE law enforcement, this criminal illegal alien was arrested outside a criminal court. DHS is calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and his fellow California sanctuary politicians to stop putting American lives at risk by releasing criminals into our communities to commit more crimes and hurt more innocent people."

Kumar illegally entered the United States in California in 2023 and was RELEASED by the Biden Administration.

In February, ICE Director Todd Lyons  sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta calling on him to put the safety of Americans first and honor ICE arrest detainers of the more than 33,000 criminal illegal aliens in California's custody.

California's failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include31 homicides, 661 assaults, 574 burglaries, 184 robberies, 1,489 dangerous drugs offenses, 379 weapons offenses, and 234 sexual predatory offenses.

There are currently 33,179 aliens in the custody of a California jurisdiction with active detainers. The crimes of these aliens include 399 homicides, 3,313 assaults, 3,171 burglaries, 1,011 robberies, 8,380 dangerous drugs offenses, 1,984 weapons offenses, and 1,293 sexual predatory offenses.