Posted on 01/03/2026 1:46:22 PM PST by lowbridge
A mother is speaking out after an illegal alien DUI suspect allegedly killed her 8-year-old daughter in a Thanksgiving weekend crash that also critically injured her U.S. Marine husband, Oscar, who had his leg amputated and remains in a fight for his life more than a month later.
Jackie Cruz Acencio, who is grieving the loss of her 8-year-old daughter, Arya Cruz Acencio, says the suspected illegal immigrant driver should not have been in the country in the first place.
"I care very deeply for these people that want to have a better life. I really do, but I have no sympathy for the driver that hit me and my family. I don't. I'm angry, and he shouldn't have been here in the first place," Jackie told Fox News' Matt Finn in an exclusive interview.
The alleged driver, Bryan Josue Alva-Rodriguez, a 25-year-old Guatemalan citizen, was arraigned while being treated for injuries in the hospital. He is facing charges for murder, vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence.
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Alva-Rodriguez illegally entered the United States on Feb. 8, 2018, and was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Calexico, Calif. He was issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge and released, ICE said.
While in immigration proceedings, he was charged with two DUIs on Sept. 6, 2020, and April 7, 2021, according to the agency. On March 16, 2023, an immigration judge ordered him deported. However, Alva-Rodriguez failed to leave the U.S. as ordered, authorities said.
The Cruz Acencio family was on their way home from a Thanksgiving visit when the suspect, who was allegedly intoxicated, allegedly hit their vehicle. The suspect allegedly crossed a double yellow line and crashed into the family's car head-on.
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Murder One. No exceptions.
DUI without death should be mandatory prison time.
Mayorkis walks free so does Biden and his henchmen no one is prosecuted for crimes against the American people! WHEN WHEN?
Send him home from 10000 feet, no parachute.
Deport the perp…in an urn.
Enough. So prissy about the rights of the perp.
They're missing one: the victim is NOT allegedly dead. She IS dead. May she rest in peace.
Anyone aiding, abetting, or harboring an illegal immigrant or protecting him from deportation is complicit in any crimes he commits and should be subject to civil litigation.
“DUI involving death of others should ALWAYS be a capital offence.
“Murder One. No exceptions.”
Total agreement here. Was just coming to post that. For starters, Congress should make it a federal capital offense for an illegal alien. Maybe some states would then get the backbone to make it a capital offense across the board, regardless of immigration status.
It is well past time. Let the rage flow. It is time.
Google Angel Moms.
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