Overview

• ICE has requested a detainer to prevent Gildardo Amandor-Martinez from being released by local authorities and ensure his transfer to federal custody.
• The 36-year-old Mexican national was charged July 30 with murder, first-degree assault and attempted rape for the shooting of 15-year-old Luis Lopez.
• Lopez intervened in Martinez’s alleged attempt to rape his mother in their Morehead apartment on July 20 and was shot dead while his younger sister sustained injuries.
• Federal officials say Martinez entered the United States illegally in 2021 following three failed border attempts under the Biden administration.
• Senior Homeland Security officials cited the case to call for tighter border controls and enhanced vetting procedures to prevent similar crimes.