I worry about this for one reason. The perp had (past tense, I love it.) been living in the US since he was two and NOT a citizen. However, this case might be used to strengthen the case for anchor babies and the very young being smuggled into the US being treated as US citizens. I think he should have been treated as a Mexican citizen and allowed extradition. This may be morally wrong, but politically, we should be steadfast on who is and is NOT a citizen.
Current legal view is that being actually born on US turf (the so called “anchor baby”) grants citizenship. Coming in as a child already born however young without ever undergoing naturalization, does not. I think it’s reasonable that if a person in this second category makes an effort to pass as American, a state should not be blamed if it takes that at face value and has been presented with no reason to believe differently. That should be common sense even to the U.N. (but U.N. and sense are not commonly partners).
“..I think he should have been treated as a Mexican citizen and allowed extradition..”
I see how you got your first handle, Dutchman. Lost in space.