Connecticut law enforcement officials released an illegal immigrant convicted of killing two young children in a drunk driving accident, despite a detainer request lodged against him, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

ICE agents arrested the man, identified as Israel Alejandro Gonzalez-Arcinega, 40. The Mexican national was convicted 10 years ago of two counts of manslaughter, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and other crimes in Connecticut, the agency announced in a press release Monday.

ICE criticized local officials in Connecticut for releasing a noncitizen despite an immigration detainer placed on him.

“Israel Gonzalez was convicted of driving under the influence and killing two Connecticut children,” Todd M. Lyons, director of Enforcement and Removal Operations at ICE’s Boston Field Office, said in a written........

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