Feds Implore Sanctuary Authorities to Hand Over Illegal Charged With the Rape of Three Kids

He snuck across the border illegally and went undetected. Then, he went on to allegedly rape three young children in Asheville, North Carolina, authorities said.

Now, federal immigration authorities are begging sanctuary officials to hand Mexican illegal immigrant Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes, 29, over to ICE before he has the opportunity to continue on with his violent rampage, The Daily Wire has learned.

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Juarez-Talamantes was charged in November with two counts of statutory rape involving a child at least 13, 14, or 15 years of age, the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said in a recent press release. He was charged again last month for an incident involving a third victim.

Detectives first learned of Juarez-Talamantes’ alleged crimes in July 2024 after receiving a report of a rape involving a child lured by a man named “Juan” on Snapchat, according to the Asheville Citizen Times.

The child and their friend met up with the man in his car before going to his house, according to the local report.

The child told detectives that the man kissed the child. When he attempted to “take it further,” the child told him “no.”

“He slapped (the child) on the face and proceeded to rape (the child),” according to the report.

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In May, the Department of Justice classified Buncombe County as a sanctuary jurisdiction for refusing to honor ICE detainers. The county was later taken off the list after Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller called the label “inaccurate,” according to ABC13.

Miller asserted that his office adheres to a state law that forces police to honor ICE detainers, known as House Bill 10. However, the law only mandates sheriffs to honor detainers in instances where they have a judicial warrant, which isn’t the standard in federal immigration cases, according to WUNC.

Before the legislation passed, Miller refused to honor ICE detainers and previously ended his office’s participation in the federal 287(g) program, where local officers help with immigration enforcement.

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