EXCLUSIVE: Woman allegedly raped by illegal alien after Clinton-appointed federal judge ordered his release
Federal officials said Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, 42, was arrested after allegedly raping a woman Oct. 11 in her Minnesota home.
TL;DR
- Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, an illegal alien from Honduras, was charged with raping a woman in her Minnesota home.
- He was released from immigration custody in August by a Clinton-appointed federal judge, despite an ICE deportation order.
- ICE stated that the incident could have been prevented if Melendez Diaz had remained in custody.
- Melendez Diaz was initially apprehended and released at the southern border by the Biden administration in April 2024.
- He was arrested again in Minnesota in January 2026 and faced a deportation order, which he appealed.
- A federal judge granted his habeas petition, ordering his release from ICE custody.
- He was charged with felony first-degree criminal sexual penetration involving coercion and faces up to 30 years in prison.