Thread: Illegal Faces 3rd Deportation | Lance Corporal James Ray Walden III

Illegal Alien Faces Third Deportation After Completing Federal Prison Sentence for Reentering the Country Illegally, Also Responsible for Killing Marine in Hit-And-Run Crash in 2017

by David Greyson Aug. 1, 2026 7:00 pm

An illegal alien who just completed a federal prison sentence for reentering the country illegally is now being deported for a third time. He was also responsible for killing a Marine on a highway in Maryland in a hit-and-run in 2017.

Martin Martinez-Ballinas, who is from Mexico, came into the US illegally, at least as far back as 2012.

Federal authorities explained that Martinez-Ballinas was convicted of being involved in the hit-and-run that killed US Marine James Ray Walden III, who was only 21 years old, while he was on his motorcycle.

Fox News Reported:

The father of a U.S. Marine killed in a hit-and-run crash involving an illegal immigrant is speaking out after federal authorities arrested the man for a third time as he once again faces deportation.

Martin Martinez-Ballinas, 38, a Mexican national, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 22 after serving a federal prison sentence for illegally reentering the United States. He now faces his third deportation, according to federal authorities.

Federal officials said Martinez-Ballinas was convicted in connection with a 2017 crash in Maryland that killed 21-year-old U.S. Marine James Ray Walden III.

Martinez-Ballinas was deported in 2020. He then tried to reenter the United States through Texas in 2021 and received a 15-month prison sentence. ICE deported him again in 2022, but he reentered the country due to weak border security during the Biden administration. He was arrested again in Maryland in December of 2023.

After finishing his federal prison sentence, ICE took Martinez-Ballinas into custody for deportation.

James Walden Jr., the father of Marine James Ray Walden III, said Martinez-Ballinas was driving without insurance and without a license. His careless actions led to a head-on collision with Walden’s motorcycle.

Walden Jr also found out that Maryland authorities knew he was an illegal alien and was arrested five times during the years 2012 to 2017. With that knowledge, he was still released each time.

“Walden remembered his son as an accomplished Marine and gifted intelligence analyst whose future was cut short.” Fox News Reported.

Walden was critical of any leaders or politicians who want to abolish ICE. He explained that they are doing their jobs and following the law.

He also made a point that his son’s death shows why it is important to enforce our nation’s immigration laws.

Walden also said that President Trump has done well with keeping his commitment to enforcing immigration laws.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...eting-federal/

The American killed, Lance Corporal James Ray Walden III, was a U.S. Marine with the title "Lance Corporal."

See the following article that cites this here:

https://www.alipac.us/f41/fort-meade...8/#post1777418