Overview

• Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter in 2022, is set for early parole in July 2025 after serving only three years of a 10-year sentence.
• The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation applied sentence credits, including pre-sentence and rehabilitative program credits, to advance his parole eligibility.
• U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan has pledged that ICE agents will detain and deport Ortega-Anguiano immediately upon his release from state custody.
• Victims' families have expressed outrage, accusing the justice system and political leaders of betraying their trust by allowing the early release.
• The U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a felony immigration charge against Ortega-Anguiano, further escalating federal involvement in the case.