Twice-deported illegal immigrant arrested for stabbing man on NC light rail: 'What is going on in Charlotte'

A previously deported illegal immigrant has been charged with stabbing that took place on the light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, the same rail system that came under heavy scrutiny after the stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. The victim was in critical but stable condition after being stabbed on Friday.

Oscar Solarzano, 33, has been arrested in connection with the stabbing and is being held on charges of attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, as well as a slew of other charges, according to police records. Bond in the case was not set, as Solarzano is an illegal immigrant, per Fox News.

The victim in the stabbing was identified as Kenyon Kareem-Shemar Dobie and was found with a stab wound on the light rail, per police records. The suspect broke onto the railroad car "with the intent to commit a felony," the warrant stated. He then challenged Dobie to a fight and stabbed him, court records said.

President Donald Trump said of the stabbing, "Another stabbing by an Illegal Migrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. What is going on in Charlotte? Democrats are destroying it, like everything else, piece by piece!!!"

In response to the case, the Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, "Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia, an illegal alien from Honduras, is being charged with attempted first-degree murder after he stabbed a victim with a large knife on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. ICE lodged a detainer to ensure this criminal illegal is not released back into North Carolina neighborhoods. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the county will honor the detainer since they have a history of not cooperating with ICE."

"His criminal history includes prior arrests for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, destroying evidence, resisting arrest, using a false ID, and convictions for robbery and illegally re-entry. This criminal illegal alien was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge in 2018 and removed by the Trump Administration on March 9, 2018. He was apprehended illegally crossing the border again in 2021 and was again removed. He entered the country illegally for a THIRD time at an unknown date and location," McLaughlin added.