The official cause of death. She was around a month pregnant when the murder occurred, and the couple had a 16-month-old kid together.
In addition to the five-year-old she had from a prior relationship, according to the authorities. Polanco was given a life sentence with the prospect of release.
After entering a guilty plea to second-degree murder. He barely completed 17 years of his life sentence before being released on parole in December, despite the heinousness of the crime.
It’s unclear at this time if local officials alerted ICE prior to Polanco’s release from jail. A request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation was not immediately answered by the agency.
Due to statewide rules that limit law enforcement cooperation with ICE agents, immigration watchers see Massachusetts as a sanctuary state.