{"id":5420,"date":"2026-06-02T23:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/dhs-blames-ca-sanctuary-law-in-modesto-triple-homicide-newsom-expert-push-back-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:03:15","slug":"dhs-blames-ca-sanctuary-law-in-modesto-triple-homicide-newsom-expert-push-back-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/dhs-blames-ca-sanctuary-law-in-modesto-triple-homicide-newsom-expert-push-back-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS blames CA sanctuary law in Modesto triple homicide. Newsom, expert push back"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A federal Homeland Security statement blaming California\u2019s sanctuary law for the release of the suspect accused in last week\u2019s Modesto triple homicide is drawing pushback from Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s administration and an immigration law expert, who say federal authorities had opportunities to act before the killings occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/sentencing-postponed-in-federal-corruption-cases-involving-former-becerra-aide\/\">Sentencing postponed in federal corruption cases involving former Becerra aide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement Monday arguing that California\u2019s sanctuary policies allowed 28-year-old Joaquin Escoto to remain in the country after a 2025 DUI arrest, despite an immigration detainer lodged by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Escoto is accused of fatally stabbing three family members inside a home in the 1600 block of Monterey Avenue on May 28.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Police identified the victims as 23-year-old Fabiola Gonzalez-Nu\u00f1ez, 54-year-old Maria Sylvia Nu\u00f1ez-Villalobos and infant Mateo Gonzalez. Gonzalez-Nu\u00f1ez was the child\u2019s mother, while Nu\u00f1ez-Villalobos was his grandmother.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An uninjured 3-year-old also was found in the home. He is confirmed to be Mateo\u2019s brother, Gonzalez-Nu\u00f1ez\u2019s and Escoto\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Escoto faces felony charges of homicide and cruelty toward a child.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>DHS blames California policy<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In its statement, DHS said ICE placed a detainer on Escoto following a DUI arrest in San Joaquin County in June 2025 but that California officials released him rather than transferring him to federal custody.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis monster\u2019s heinous crime could have been prevented if sanctuary politicians in California simply cooperated with ICE law enforcement,\u201d Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in the release.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The statement said Escoto had four prior DUI arrests and alleged that California officials refused to cooperate with ICE after his most recent arrest. DHS also said Escoto had previously been deported in 2018 before unlawfully reentering the United States.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The release specifically criticized California\u2019s sanctuary policies and Gov. Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Newsom administration responds<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s office disputed that characterization Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis situation is tragic and our hearts go out to the victims,\u201d Diana Crofts-Pelayo, chief deputy director of communications for the governor\u2019s office, said in a statement to The Modesto Bee.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Crofts-Pelayo said federal authorities had their own opportunities to arrest Escoto after he allegedly reentered the country illegally following a prior deportation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds like the federal government had multiple opportunities to arrest this person for federal crimes of unlawful reentry after being notified by local law enforcement,\u201d she said. \u201cHad they charged the suspect with unlawful reentry after learning of his 2025 arrest, local law enforcement would have honored the federal warrant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office also said California does not interfere with federal immigration enforcement and noted that state prisons have coordinated the transfer of more than 12,000 individuals into ICE custody since 2019.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to the governor\u2019s office, state law permits coordination with ICE in cases involving serious or violent felony convictions and other specified offenses.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>How SB 54 works<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Johnson, an immigration law professor and former dean of the UC Davis School of Law, said the statement by DHS omits important details about how California\u2019s sanctuary law operates.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The California Values Act, also known as Senate Bill 54, generally limits state and local law enforcement agencies from participating in federal immigration enforcement activities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Johnson said the law was designed to encourage immigrants to cooperate with police as victims and witnesses without fear that local officers are acting as immigration agents.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cState and local police operate separately from the federal government when it comes to immigration,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He noted that California law contains exceptions that allow cooperation with ICE for people convicted of certain serious or violent crimes, but generally not for less serious offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/can-i-become-a-poll-worker-for-the-november-election-what-to-know-2\/\">Can I become a poll worker for the November election? What to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person at issue was arrested for DUI and was released as required by California law,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Expert challenges DHS narrative<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Johnson said a DUI arrest typically would not trigger the provisions of SB 54 that allow law enforcement agencies to hold someone for immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a violent crime,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI\u2019m not saying it\u2019s a good crime, but it\u2019s not of the level of seriousness that California law requires somebody to be held until ICE can pick them up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Johnson said courts have upheld SB 54 against legal challenges and found it does not interfere with federal immigration authority.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He argued the federal government still possesses the power to identify, arrest and deport undocumented immigrants regardless of California\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cICE officers have the ability to use local police databases to identify people of interest to them,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey can arrest who they want for immigration violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He said federal authorities could have pursued Escoto for unlawful reentry before the killings if they considered him a priority. \u201cIf they wanted to deport him, they could have deported him because he was undocumented,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey had the power before this sad apparent crime spree to remove him from the country, and they didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Johnson described the killings as a \u201chorrible crime\u201d and \u201chuman tragedy\u201d but said it was unfair to place sole blame on California\u2019s sanctuary law.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem to me that it was possible to predict that he was going to kill his family,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He added that it was unclear whether ICE would have taken Escoto into custody even if he had been held after the DUI arrest. \u201cIt\u2019s odd to be blaming the local police for releasing a drunk driver, which is ordinarily what you do after a short period of time,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Sheriff\u2019s Office confirms detainer<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>ICE spokesperson Jason Sweeney declined to provide additional comment beyond directing The Bee to the DHS news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Stanislaus County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed Tuesday that ICE has lodged an immigration detainer related to Escoto\u2019s current incarceration at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Nathan Crain, a Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson, said that besides the immigration detainer, he was not aware of any communication between his department and ICE regarding Escoto since his arrest in the homicide case.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Crain declined to comment on the DHS statement itself and referred questions regarding SB 54 to previous county explanations of the law.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Investigation continues<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The political dispute comes as the Modesto Police Department continues its investigation of the killings.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, the department publicly asked any additional witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Caldera at 209-572-9538 or calderaa@modestopd.com.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Escoto remains in custody as the criminal case proceeds through Stanislaus County Superior Court.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;DHS blames CA sanctuary law in Modesto triple homicide. Newsom, expert push back.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/can-i-become-a-poll-worker-for-the-november-election-what-to-know\/\">Can I become a poll worker for the November election? 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