‘Criminal alien’ duo charged in deadly Connecticut home invasion as DHS moves to yank green cards
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to revoke the green cards of two Dominican nationals charged in a deadly Connecticut home invasion, Fox News Digital has learned.
On Thursday, DHS said suspects Ivan Antonio Barias-Florimon, 24, and Stuar Jose Lopez-Reyes, 25, are from the Dominican Republic and referred to each man as a "criminal alien."
Investigators say the Dominican duo broke into a Milford, Connecticut beach house and gunned down a couple. Fredrick Werner, 69, died of multiple gunshot wounds, and his wife is still in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.
SUSPECTS IN DEADLY CONNECTICUT HOME INVASION ARRESTED IN ATTACK THAT ROCKED BEACH TOWN
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The deadly home invasion happened on June 3.
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The two suspects were arrested days apart after law enforcement secured warrants for their arrests on July 28. U.S. Marshals, along with Milford and New Haven police, arrested Lopez-Reyes two days later.
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NYNJRFTF) announced they had arrested Barias-Florimon, 24, in the Bronx.
According to DHS, Barias-Florimon entered the United States in 2007 as the son of a lawful permanent resident.
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Lopez-Reyes entered the country on a visa in November 2016 during the Obama administration. DHS said he was arrested in 2021 on charges of criminal mischief and criminal obstruction of breathing and was ultimately convicted of disorderly conduct.
DHS said Lopez-Reyes was granted lawful permanent resident status in October 2022 during the Biden administration.
"Possessing a green card is a privilege, not a right," DHS said. "Under our nation's laws, our government has the authority to revoke a green card if our laws are broken and abused."
