A multi-state manhunt ended in a North Dakota jail cell this week after federal agents tracked down a Honduran national wanted for a fatal shooting in North Carolina.
Carlos Anuel Medina-Robles was taken into custody in Minot on April 9, 2026. Shortly after the arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a formal detainer with local authorities to prevent his release.
Medina-Robles is currently the primary suspect in a Durham County, North Carolina, murder case involving a firearm.
Records show this arrest marks the end of a years-long cycle of illegal entries and deportations for the suspect. Medina-Robles first arrived in the United States in August 2018 and was deported three months later.
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He returned illegally in September 2022, resulting in a second removal from the country. Federal officials stated he managed to enter the U.S. a third time at an unknown date and location prior to the alleged killing in Durham.
“This twice-deported criminal illegal alien from Honduras is wanted for a murder in North Carolina,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis in a statement released Wednesday. “The brave men and women of ICE are fighting every single day to get dangerous criminals like this off of our streets and out of our country.”
While Bis characterized the case as a consequence of “disastrous open-border policies,” the immediate focus for law enforcement remains the legal handoff between jurisdictions.
Medina-Robles is being held at the Ward County Jail as officials coordinate his extradition back to North Carolina to stand trial for the murder charge.
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