An El Salvadoran national is charged with the murder of two teenagers in Charlotte, North Carolina, after he entered the U.S. illegally.
“Another tragic loss of life at the hands of a criminal illegal alien,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “The two male victims were just 16 and 18 years old, both with a whole life ahead of them. Their lives were ripped away in moments by a criminal illegal alien who should have NEVER been in our country in the first place.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly issued a detainer against Aristides Eli Orellana-Ramirez for the December shooting of Bravlio Galeano Ayala, 16, and Samir Canales Molina, 18, whose bodies were discovered more than six miles apart.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reported that the victims “were shot at the same location during the same incident and then traveled away from the scene in an attempt to find help.”
“Orellana-Ramirez illegally crossed the border at an unknown date and location and without inspection by an immigration officer,” DHS noted in a press release.
The suspect “was arrested on Jan. 8, 2026, and charged with murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling,” reported WBTV, which noted he was “denied bond ahead of the arrest detainer.”
“ICE lodged an arrest detainer. Unfortunately, North Carolina’s sanctuary politicians often REFUSE to allow us into their jails and release these known criminals back into American communities. President Trump and Secretary Noem launched Operation Charlotte’s Web to target these criminals and get them out of American neighborhoods,” McLaughlin said.
🚨#BREAKING: It has been revealed that the man charged with murdering two teenagers in Charlotte NC…
…IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT!!!!!
In the arrest records, he is labelled as a “WHITE MALE” with “Blond or Strawberry” hair…
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/vMaDwVIyTO
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) January 13, 2026
The DHS launched Operation Charlotte’s Web in North Carolina last November, to “target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State because they knew sanctuary politicians would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” according to a press release at the time.
“Nearly 1,400 detainers across North Carolina have not been honored—releasing criminal illegal aliens into North Carolina’s neighborhoods,” the press release noted.
“We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed. There have been too many victims of criminal illegal aliens,” McLaughlin said at the time.
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