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ICE Detains Guatemalan Charged with Oklahoma Murder

4/15/2026

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The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer for Willie Ricardo Merida-Escobar, a Guatemalan national charged with murdering his wife in Oklahoma.
Merida-Escobar entered the United States illegally in 2016 and confessed to the crime.
Karla Gramajo-Cabrera's body was found near a highway.
Oklahoma's 287(g) program lets local police coordinate with ICE for deportations.
Governor Kevin Stitt did not respond about Merida-Escobar's removal.

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Story summary

The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer for Willie Ricardo Merida-Escobar, a Guatemalan national charged with murdering his wife in Oklahoma.
Merida-Escobar entered the United States illegally in 2016 and confessed to the crime.
Karla Gramajo-Cabrera's body was found near a highway.
Oklahoma's 287(g) program lets local police coordinate with ICE for deportations.
Governor Kevin Stitt did not respond about Merida-Escobar's removal.