A suspect facing a DUI manslaughter charge in connection with the tragic death of a 16-year-old in Mobile, Alabama, is in the United States illegally, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE announced that an immigration detainer has been placed on Franklin Oriel Fajardo-Arana. The agency described him as “an illegal alien from Honduras” following his arrest by the Mobile Police Department on Monday.

“ICE remains committed to prioritizing the arrest and removal of criminal illegal aliens who pose threats to public safety,” acting ICE New Orleans Field Officer Director Scott Ladwig said in a statement. “This case underscores the critical importance of ICE’s partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws and endangered our communities.”

ICE said police in Mobile responded to a traffic accident Sunday involving a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota 4Runner.

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“The 4Runner had flipped on its side, and the teen boy — a passenger — was pronounced deceased at the scene. On the same day, ERO New Orleans issued an immigration detainer to the Mobile County Metro Jail, ensuring that Fajardo-Arana will be transferred to ICE custody upon his release,” ICE said.

“An investigation revealed that the Fairfield Police Department in Kentucky has an active in-state warrant for Fajardo-Arana for a separate DUI offense,” the agency added.

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Security measures are taken as tensions rise over prolonged protests targeting federal ICE operations near an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 10, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Mobile Police Department did not immediately respond Thursday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Fajardo-Arana has been charged with DUI manslaughter, according to ICE.

Ernest Williams, a local barber and witness to the crash, told WALA that he “was just standing outside talking with the other barbers” and “then we heard the crash” and “everything changed in that instant.”

“We instantly ran over there to see what was going on,” he said to the station. “We got the driver out and pushed the vehicle up to get the victim from under it.”

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attends a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 26, 2025. ( Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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“Now that I know he passed away, it kind of makes it seem like you didn’t do enough,” Williams added in reference to the victim. “But we were just there to help however we could.”

A 22-year-old man died earlier this month from injuries sustained in a car crash — but not before waking from a coma and telling police his girlfriend intended to cause the wreck.

Daniel Waterman was a passenger in the car that his girlfriend, Leigha Mumby, 24, was driving along an interstate in Flagler County, Florida, during Super Bowl weekend in February. He suffered critical injuries and died from those injuries on Oct. 8, FOX35 Orlando reported.

Waterman’s mother told Syracuse.com that he was in a coma for a time before waking and recovering enough to tell investigators what happened before the crash.

Troopers said Waterman spoke to them from his hospital bed, where he claimed that Mumby intentionally caused the crash after she allegedly said, “I don’t care what happens. You’ll get what you deserve.”

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Waterman’s grandfather, Michael Gilman, told CNYCentral.com that Waterman broke his neck, his back, his collarbone in three places, dislocated both hips, broke his leg and his ankle.

“He broke everything,” he said. “It wasn’t much, not broken. He was scratched up all over the place.”

Mumby was initially arrested in July and charged with reckless driving causing serious bodily injury and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Mumby had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Leigha Mumby, 24, had charges upgraded to vehicular homicide following Waterman’s death. (Flagler County Sheriff’s Office)

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Prosecutors upgraded Mumby’s earlier charges to vehicular homicide earlier this week following Waterman’s death. She was booked into the Flagler County Jail and released after posting a $150,000 bond.

“This was not an accident,” John Hager, an attorney for the Waterman family, told FOX35. “Evidence showed she didn’t use the brakes — the car was speeding up at the time of impact.”

Hager also confirmed that Mumby was pregnant with Waterman’s child at the time of the crash and has since given birth.

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A GoFundMe set up for Waterman said that he was excited about becoming a father.

“Daniel was an excited, soon-to-be father of a baby girl,” it said. “He wanted nothing more than to come home to her and to the family who loved him so dearly. There was not a day that went by that he didn’t express that he just wanted to come home.”

Virginia Democrats brushed off calls to condemn political violence this week after pulling the legislature back into special session to push a redistricting amendment aimed at reshaping state maps before the 2026 general election.

Del. Delores Oates, R-Front Royal, was yielded the floor to address a House session on Wednesday; introducing a women’s group called “Moms Say No To Violence Against Children.”

But, Oates’ introduction was short-lived, as she began to speak about how “our children are Virginia’s future, the heart of our families and a gift from God.”

“When anyone, especially a public figure, wishes harm on a child – that they die in their mother’s arms so they can win a political point, these moms refuse to stay silent.”

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After Oates uttered “die in their mother’s arms,” House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, slammed his gavel and announced that Oates was “out of order.”

Scott appeared to recognize Oates’ reference to text messages by Jay Jones, the Democrats’ candidate for attorney general, about a former Republican leader. Scott is a staunch defender of Jones who told reporters after the gubernatorial debate that Republicans should pay more attention to President Donald Trump’s past comments about ex-Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.

Scott then uttered, “sergeant-at-arms,” as if to threaten Oates with formal punishment for continuing to speak.

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Across the Capitol on the Senate side, Republicans unsuccessfully sought to insert an amendment into the text of the original resolution outlining the special session, which would have recognized the issue of political violence in Virginia.

Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg – who is also party chairman – drafted an edit “condemning politicians who wish death on children and families of elected officials.”

That too was quickly nixed by Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell of Mount Vernon, who recommended his colleagues reject it.

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“I don’t think this is something we need to take up as part of this special session,” Surovell said.

“It’s something that we can easily take up in the regular session later — it’s not something that’s urgent right now.”

The Senate GOP caucus responded with outrage, writing on X that “Surovell just told the world it’s ‘not urgent right now’ to condemn politicians who wish death on their opponents’ children.”

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Shortly after Surovell’s formal recommendation, the Senate voted 21-17 along party lines to follow his advice and reject the amendment.

The move would’ve added such language to the state Constitution, according to Del. David Owen, R-Short Pump.

“This is why elections matter,” Owen said. “Don’t sit on the sidelines. Make a plan to vote today.”

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Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg, who was personally subjected to a death threat that led to the arrest of a Dinwiddie County man, fumed at Democrats’ rejection.

“As someone who has personally experienced politically motivated threats, I am appalled,” she said.

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“Violence has no place in our politics and refusing to condemn it is indefensible.”

In a statement, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor, called the situation “disgraceful.”