Hernandez, a limo driver without a boat license, was in the US illegally when he capsized the overloaded 21-foot vessel on Aug. 8, drowning Sara Sanchez and her baby daughter, Antonella Garcia, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said.
The captain who was piloting a party boat when it capsized just off Liberty Island earlier this month has been detained by ICE, DHS said Wednesday. Manuel Hernandez, 45, was helming the 22-foot vessel on Aug. 8 when authorities say it was overloaded, causing it to capsize.
A Coast Guard investigation led to the arrest of Manuel Hernandez, who had been charged with misconduct and neglect after the deaths of a mother and her child.
A Coast Guard investigation found that the boat was over capacity when it capsized near the Statue of Liberty and did not have life jackets for infants on board, according to a criminal complaint.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the captain of a tour boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month after the incident killed a mother and her baby. Manuel Hernandez, 46, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who entered the United States in 2007 after lying to a …
DHS says Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana is in US illegally after lying to border patrol when he entered in 2007 The captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor, resulting in the death of a woman and her infant daughter, has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( …
