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Salvadoran construction worker held on ICE detainer after DUI crash kills mother and daughter

Sep 5, 2026·Location: Montgomery County, MD

Country of origin: El Salvador

Salvadoran construction worker held on ICE detainer after DUI crash kills mother and daughter

Jose Antonio Caballero-Nolasco, a 32-year-old Salvadoran national living in the U.S. without legal status, was charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide after allegedly driving drunk the wrong way on the I-270 Spur in Bethesda/Montgomery County, Maryland, causing a head-on collision. The crash killed 46-year-old Musammat Shamima Begum and her 23-year-old daughter Areebah Jahin, and left an 8-year-old girl in their vehicle with life-threatening injuries. Caballero-Nolasco was treated at a hospital before being transferred to the Montgomery County Detention Center, where he is being held without bond. ICE lodged an immigration detainer asking local officials not to release him, though Montgomery County's sanctuary policies and Maryland's Community Trust Act make it unclear whether the detainer will be honored. His attorney said he is a construction worker who has lived in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

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Sep 5, 2026ICE placed an immigration detainer on Caballero-Nolasco, requesting Maryland officials not release him from custody
Sep 1, 2026Wrong-way DUI crash on I-270 killed a mother and daughter and critically injured an 8-year-old; Caballero-Nolasco charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide, held without bond
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