Texas lawmakers demand answers on fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal immigrant: 'Infuriating'

FIRST ON FOX: Texas lawmakers are calling for additional information from the federal government about a purported illegal immigrant accused of killing an American citizen while allegedly driving under the influence.

Thirty-five-year-old Jorge Peralta is accused of crashing into three vehicles on Oct. 13 in a collision that killed 29-year-old Grayson Davis. Peralta is accused of running away and resisting arrest, according to CBS Austin, 

The outlet reported that he confessed to having consumed five beers before driving, and that he is now being held as an ICE detainee.

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Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with State Rep. Stan Gerdes, say they have been told that Peralta is an illegal immigrant who was deported under the Obama and Trump administrations, but that he then returned illegally in 2021.

The Bastrop County Sheriff's office confirmed to their offices that it had reported the suspect to ICE, and that they had placed a hold on him.

"When ICE puts a hold on someone, it's because that person is an illegal immigrant, and they have an interest in them," Sheriff Maurice Cook said.