ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of hitting 4-year-old in Fresno hit-and-run

Federal immigration officials criticized California’s sanctuary policies Tuesday after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested an illegal immigrant accused of critically injuring a 4-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash.

Aman Kumar, an Indian national living in the United States illegally, was arrested by ICE on May 13 after he had been released from local custody.

The Fresno Sheriff’s Department said Kumar was first arrested last month and charged with felony hit-and-run causing death or injury. Police said he was driving a vehicle that struck the boy in Fresno.

The child had been playing on a swing set in a nearby backyard before leaving through a gate and entering the roadway, authorities said. Investigators said several vehicles stopped after seeing the child in the street, but Kumar allegedly drove around the stopped traffic using the bike lane before hitting the boy.

The Department of Homeland Security said the child was hospitalized in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive.

DHS criticized California’s sanctuary policies after Kumar was released from jail. Acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement that sanctuary politicians in California released the criminal illegal alien from jail back onto the streets.

According to DHS, Kumar illegally entered the United States in 2023 and was later released under the Biden administration. The department also pointed to a letter ICE Director Todd Lyons sent in February to California Attorney General Rob Bonta urging the state to honor ICE detainers involving more than 33,000 undocumented immigrants in custody across California.

DHS said California’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 undocumented immigrants with criminal charges or convictions since Jan. 20. Those individuals were accused of crimes including homicide, assault, burglary, drug offenses, weapons offenses and sexual offenses.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office for comment.