An illegal immigrant accused of fatally stabbing his coworker during an argument at a Michigan food processing plant should not be released back onto the streets, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Wednesday.Valmir Djempsley, 20, a Haitian citizen, is charged with the June 30 slaying of 21-year-old Brandon Eduardo Velasquez Chavez at the Clemens Food Group plant in Coldwater.The killing occurred during an argument between the two men, during which Djempsley allegedly chased Chavez with a knife before stabbing him in the back.Djempsley told authorities that Chavez headbutted him during the verbal confrontation.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER CHARGED IN DEATH OF TROOPER WHO MOVED HOME TO CARE FOR MOM WITH CANCERValmir Djempsley, an illegal immigrant from Haiti, is charged with fatally stabbing his coworker, 21-year-old Brandon Eduardo Velasquez Chavez at a Michigan food processing plant.
(Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)Chavez died at the scene despite life-saving attempts by first responders.Local prosecutors noted that Djempsley was on a work visa at the time, according to local reports.Djempsley entered the United States illegally through Texas in 2024, DHS said, and was subsequently released into the country by the Biden administration.
He is currently charged with murder and has pleaded not guilty.U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer request for Djempsley with local authorities.EXCLUSIVE: DHS BLASTS SANCTUARY LEADERS AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF BAT ATTACK FREED FROM JAILU.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk down a street during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Ill., on Jan.
26.(Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"This illegal alien barbarically stabbed his coworker to death," said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
"This murderer was released into American communities by the Biden Administration.If it weren’t for the reckless open borde...