Father of slain Marine speaks out after illegal immigrant who killed son faces third deportation

The begetter of a U.S. Marine killed successful a hit-and-run clang involving an amerciable migrant is speaking retired aft national authorities arrested the antheral for a 3rd clip arsenic helium erstwhile again faces deportation.

Martin Martinez-Ballinas, 38, a Mexican national, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) connected July 22 aft serving a national situation condemnation for illegally reentering the United States. He present faces his 3rd deportation, according to national authorities.

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

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U.S. Marine James Ray Walden III was killed successful a 2017 hit-and-run clang successful Maryland. The antheral convicted successful transportation with the clang present faces a 3rd deportation, according to national authorities. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

After being deported successful 2020, Martinez-Ballinas was caught attempting to illegally reenter the U.S. successful Texas the pursuing twelvemonth and was sentenced to 15 months successful prison. ICE removed him again successful October 2022 but said helium aboriginal reentered the state undetected, blaming the Biden administration's borderline policies. Agents yet arrested him successful Maryland successful December 2023.

ICE took custody of Martinez-Ballinas aft helium completed his national situation condemnation successful New Jersey.

Walden said Martinez-Ballinas was driving without a licence oregon security erstwhile helium crossed into his son's lane and struck his motorcycle head-on.

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Martin Martinez-Ballinas was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and present faces a 3rd deportation, according to national authorities. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

He said helium aboriginal learned Maryland officials knew Martinez-Ballinas was successful the state illegally and that helium had been arrested 5 times betwixt 2012 and 2017 but was released each time.

Walden remembered his lad arsenic an accomplished Marine and talented quality expert whose aboriginal was chopped short.

"My lad was 21 years old. He was conscionable starting his life," Walden said Friday during an quality connected The Will Cain Show. "He was successful the Marine Corps. He worked for Intel. He worked for the National Security Agency arsenic a crypto-analyst, fundamentally Jimmy Spide with a computer. He was highly bully astatine what helium did. His NSA brag told maine that helium was 1 of the astir talented analysts he'd ever worked with. And they were wanting him, erstwhile helium got retired of the Marine Corps, to travel to enactment for them."

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James Ray Walden III served successful the U.S. Marine Corps earlier helium was killed successful a 2017 hit-and-run clang successful Maryland. (Fox News)

"And each that ended successful the blink of an eye," helium added.

Walden pushed backmost connected calls by immoderate Democratic leaders to abolish ICE.

"It's got to beryllium 1 of the astir insane ideas I've ever heard," helium said. "I cannot judge that they're condemning our ICE agents and our DHS for really doing their occupation and enforcing the laws that Congress passed."

When asked what his connection was for politicians seeking to destruct the agency, Walden said his son's decease showed wherefore migration enforcement remains necessary.

"You're ne'er gonna recognize the pain, the spread successful your psyche that this brings until it happens to you," helium said. "And don't deliberation that it can't. It tin hap to anyone astatine immoderate time. My lad was minding his ain business. He'd gone for a thrust aft work, doing thing wrong, and his beingness was taken.

"You can't foretell it, but you tin forestall it," helium added.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Martin Martinez-Ballinas connected July 22 aft helium completed a national situation condemnation for illegally reentering the United States, according to the agency. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Walden credited President Donald Trump for prioritizing migration enforcement.

"I judge that he's astir apt going to spell down arsenic 1 of the top presidents successful this country," Walden said. "He stood by what helium said, helium said what helium was going to bash and he's doing it."