Salvadoran rapist living illegally in Maryland deported (no, not the "Maryland dad")

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An illegal immigrant from El Salvador was removed from the U.S. after being convicted of rape and assault in Frederick County, Maryland.

Ruben Alonso Hernandez-Lainez, 29, was taken out of the country on Jan. 30, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Hernandez-Lainez came into the states illegally in 2021.

ICE noted that they were only able to arrest and remove Hernandez-Lainez due to the 287(g) partnership with Frederick County. That program was just ended by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

Border patrol agents had encountered him but later released Hernandez-Lainez under a Biden administration policy.

After that, he went on to rape and assault a person, ICE said. He was arrested by the Frederick Police Department in 2023, and convicted by a judge in 2025.

He had been sentenced to three years and four months in prison, and five years of supervised probation. But in January, an immigration judge issued a final order of removal.

“After 18 years of success, this very effective partnership will be ended because of legislation passed in Maryland. Violent criminals like Hernandez will now be released and ICE will be forced to make apprehensions on the street rather a safe custody transfer in the jail. ICE agents have an enforcement mission. This will quickly prove to be disastrous legislation, and Marylanders will be at risk more than ever before," Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said.