“I think he came in about 10 years ago. We shouldn’t be here and maybe if he wasn’t here this would not have happened, so we take that quite seriously. There is a detainer on him from ICE, so once he is done with his charges here, he will be released to ICE.”

Mike Chapman · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Sheriff Mike Chapman discussed Melendez-Carranza's illegal presence and the ICE detainer during remarks on the drug dealing case.