Durham Police Department:
We are writing to inquire about the location and immigration status of Raul Herrera 31 of "High Point, NC". News reports indicate that you charged him with DWI after the crash in which a comedian named Brian Edward Kiley was killed. The crash occurred this past Sunday on Highway 40 in your jurisdiction.
We have learned from the Durham County Detention Center information officer that Raul Herrera was never booked into the jail and now has an active warrant for arrest for Felony Death by Vehicle.
Since Mr. Kiley was declared deceased at the scene of the crash can you please tell us why Raul Herrera was released and never booked into the Durham County Detention Center, was Raul Herrera's immigration status checked, and is Mr. Herrera a US Citizen, legal immigrant, or "undocumented immigrant"?
Our concern is that if Raul Herrera is an illegal immigrant he would be considered by most jurisdictions to be a flight risk as many illegal immigrants charged with homicide and other felonies escape justice by leaving the country.
So please inform us as to why Raul Herrera was not placed into detention, if his status was checked, and what his citizenship or immigration status is so that such information can be weighed as a public policy concern since Durham, NC has become widely debated for established Sanctuary City policies for illegal immigrants.
We look forward to your response.
William Gheen
AMERICANS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION PAC
www.alipac.us
Post Office Box 30966, Raleigh, NC 27622-0966
Tel: (919) 787-6009 Toll Free: (866) 703-0864
FEC ID: C00405878
Cc: Members of the North Carolina Media, Members of the North Carolina General Assembly, Members of the NC Congressional Delegation