Press Release, October 19, 2007

  • Illegal Immigrant Released to ICE

         The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has turned over an illegal immigrant, Jorge-Luis Murillo Galvan, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents this morning. Galvan, who had been incarcerated since September 17, 2007 on DUI, Open Container, and No SC Driver’s License, plead guilty on Wednesday and received a 90 day sentence.
         ICE was notified on Wednesday after the guilty plea, and agents took possession of him this morning. Galvan was to be transported to the ICE processing center in Mecklenburg County, NC, and appear before a Federal Judge to determine his deportation status.