Eduardo Reyes-Serrano was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree animal cruelty and second-degree assault in unrelated incidents.
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On Wednesday, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents intercepted the release of criminal illegal immigrant, Eduardo Reyes-Serrano, of Mexico, outside the Yakima County Jail. He was released from Washington state custody after a five-year prison sentence for killing a dog and assaulting a utility worker with a deadly weapon, court records show.
Reyes-Serrano left the jail thinking he was a free man, only to be apprehended seconds later by ICE ERO Seattle agents stationed outside the facility. Video footage shows two ICE officers handcuffing Reyes-Serrano, explaining that he was under arrest, and then escorting him into a federal vehicle for transport.
The arrest was recorded by an anti-ICE onlooker, who verbally harassed the federal agents as they made the apprehension.
"If you want, you can Google his name," an ICE officer told the woman recording, revealing the migrant's identity and explaining, "He was convicted of killing a dog."
The agent then added sarcastically, "Thanks for protecting him!"
Washington state's sanctuary policy, the Keep Washington Working Act (KWW), prohibits local and state law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal authorities for immigration-related matters. This includes refusing to comply with ICE detainers, which are official requests from ICE to keep a subject (illegal immigrant) behind bars until ICE officers can mobilize to the jail and take them into federal custody, rather than releasing them into the community, where they may re-offend.
ICE sources told The Post Millennial that a detainer had been filed against Reyes-Serrano, and officers had a warrant for his arrest. While Yakima County, located in Eastern Washington and known for its agricultural industries, has not officially designated itself to be a sanctuary jurisdiction, the county abides by the state's sanctuary statute.
Trump immigration officials, particularly Border Czar Tom Homan, have regularly condemned sanctuary jurisdictions for refusing to cooperate with ICE detainers. Homan stated that compliance would be safer for the arresting officers, the targeted illegal immigrant, and the community as a whole, stating that ICE personnel would not have to go out into the public and search for the criminal migrant if they were allowed to make arrests inside the jail cell.
Washington state has a history of releasing criminal illegal immigrants from custody without notifying ICE, who have gone on to reoffend.
In 2023, Eduardo Reyes-Serrano was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree animal cruelty and second-degree assault in unrelated incidents, according to court filings.
On July 4, 2021, police responded to Reyes-Serrano's home after videos circulated on social media showing a dead dog hanging from a fence in his yard. The dog's injuries included deep slashes to the neck, a wide abdominal cut, and multiple other severe wounds, according to reports. He was arrested and later released on bond.
One year later, police were called to Reyes-Serrano's home for a domestic violence disturbance. His wife reported to police that Reyes-Serrano physically assaulted her and tried to strangle her with his necklace. He also reportedly threatened to kill his 11-year-old son when the child attempted to intervene with the assault, according to an affidavit.
In an attempt to evade police, Reyes-Serrano climbed onto the roof of the house, refused to come down, and grabbed electrical wires that began to spark. When a utility worker arrived to shut off the electricity, Reyes-Serrano hurled the live wire at the worker. This incident occurred in June 2022.
Reyes-Serrano left the jail thinking he was a free man, only to be apprehended seconds later by ICE ERO Seattle agents stationed outside the facility. Video footage shows two ICE officers handcuffing Reyes-Serrano, explaining that he was under arrest, and then escorting him into a federal vehicle for transport.
The arrest was recorded by an anti-ICE onlooker, who verbally harassed the federal agents as they made the apprehension.
"If you want, you can Google his name," an ICE officer told the woman recording, revealing the migrant's identity and explaining, "He was convicted of killing a dog."
The agent then added sarcastically, "Thanks for protecting him!"
Washington state's sanctuary policy, the Keep Washington Working Act (KWW), prohibits local and state law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal authorities for immigration-related matters. This includes refusing to comply with ICE detainers, which are official requests from ICE to keep a subject (illegal immigrant) behind bars until ICE officers can mobilize to the jail and take them into federal custody, rather than releasing them into the community, where they may re-offend.
ICE sources told The Post Millennial that a detainer had been filed against Reyes-Serrano, and officers had a warrant for his arrest. While Yakima County, located in Eastern Washington and known for its agricultural industries, has not officially designated itself to be a sanctuary jurisdiction, the county abides by the state's sanctuary statute.
Trump immigration officials, particularly Border Czar Tom Homan, have regularly condemned sanctuary jurisdictions for refusing to cooperate with ICE detainers. Homan stated that compliance would be safer for the arresting officers, the targeted illegal immigrant, and the community as a whole, stating that ICE personnel would not have to go out into the public and search for the criminal migrant if they were allowed to make arrests inside the jail cell.
Washington state has a history of releasing criminal illegal immigrants from custody without notifying ICE, who have gone on to reoffend.
In 2023, Eduardo Reyes-Serrano was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree animal cruelty and second-degree assault in unrelated incidents, according to court filings.
On July 4, 2021, police responded to Reyes-Serrano's home after videos circulated on social media showing a dead dog hanging from a fence in his yard. The dog's injuries included deep slashes to the neck, a wide abdominal cut, and multiple other severe wounds, according to reports. He was arrested and later released on bond.
One year later, police were called to Reyes-Serrano's home for a domestic violence disturbance. His wife reported to police that Reyes-Serrano physically assaulted her and tried to strangle her with his necklace. He also reportedly threatened to kill his 11-year-old son when the child attempted to intervene with the assault, according to an affidavit.
In an attempt to evade police, Reyes-Serrano climbed onto the roof of the house, refused to come down, and grabbed electrical wires that began to spark. When a utility worker arrived to shut off the electricity, Reyes-Serrano hurled the live wire at the worker. This incident occurred in June 2022.
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