Hennepin County jail released a suspect without notifying ICE on August 6, 2024, after an ICE detainer was placed

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Confirm via Hennepin County booking/release records and ICE detainer records that Llangari Inga was released without ICE notification on 2024-08-06 after an ICE detainer was placed on 2024-08-04.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a press release criticizing Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota officials for what it calls sanctuary policies that it says led to the release of nearly 470 noncitizens with criminal records. DHS highlighted the case of German Llangari Inga, charged with vehicular homicide in the August 2024 death of Victoria Eileen Harwell, saying Hennepin County released him twice without notifying ICE before federal agents later arrested him. The release includes comments from Mayor Frey saying criminals should be prosecuted and from DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemning local noncooperation with ICE detainers.

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A U.S. Department of Homeland Security / ICE press release dated May 20, 2025 states that Immigration and Customs Enforcement "placed a detainer for Llangari upon his arrest for criminal vehicular homicide on Aug. 4, 2024." The same release further states that "The Hennepin County Jail refused to honor the detainer, and he was released without notification to ICE on August 6, 2024." Independent local reporting confirms the August 2024 arrest and subsequent charging timeline but does not contradict ICE’s account of the detainer and release. Based on the official ICE statement, the claim that ICE placed a detainer for German Llangari Inga and that Hennepin County Jail released him without notifying ICE on August 6, 2024 is accurate.

The verdict is True because an official DHS/ICE press release explicitly confirms both the placement of the detainer and the August 6, 2024 release without notification to ICE, and no credible sources dispute these specific facts.

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Update · Jan 14, 2026, 10:51 PMTrue
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security / ICE press release dated May 20, 2025 states that Immigration and Customs Enforcement "placed a detainer for Llangari upon his arrest for criminal vehicular homicide on Aug. 4, 2024." The same release further states that "The Hennepin County Jail refused to honor the detainer, and he was released without notification to ICE on August 6, 2024." Independent local reporting confirms the August 2024 arrest and subsequent charging timeline but does not contradict ICE’s account of the detainer and release. Based on the official ICE statement, the claim that ICE placed a detainer for German Llangari Inga and that Hennepin County Jail released him without notifying ICE on August 6, 2024 is accurate. The verdict is True because an official DHS/ICE press release explicitly confirms both the placement of the detainer and the August 6, 2024 release without notification to ICE, and no credible sources dispute these specific facts.
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