Subject: MIPA Request Dear Sir/Madam: In light of media reports about the recent arrests of at least eight suspected aliens on charges of rape and/or sexual assault and the issuance of Montgomery County Executive Order 135-19, Judicial Watch, Inc. requests that the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Montgomery County Police Department, and the Montgomery County Attorney’s Office produce the following records pursuant to Maryland’s Public Information Act:

A. All police reports, arrest records, applications for statement of charges, charge and disposition information, or any other criminal history records for the following individuals:

1. Carlos Palacios-Amaya, believed to be 28 years old form El Salvador, arrested on or about July 25, 2019 for second degree rape, among other charges;

2. Mauricio Barrera-Navidad, believed to be 29 years old from El Salvador, arrested on or about July 26, 2019 for second degree rape, among other charges;

3. Nelson Saul Reyes-Medrano, believed to be 46 years old from El Salvador, arrested on or about August 13, 2019 for first degree rape, among other charges;

4. Nestor Lopez-Guzman, believed to be 21 years old from El Salvador, arrested on or about August 18, 2019;

5. Kevin Mendoza, believed to be 26 years old from Honduras, arrested on or about August 19, 2019 for first degree rape, among other charges;

6. Rodrigo Castro-Montejo, believed to be 25 years from El Salvador, arrested on or about August 20, 2019 for second degree rape, among other charges;

7. Emilio Carrasco-Hernandez, believed to be 37 years old, from Honduras, arrested on or about August 26, 2019 for second degree rape, among other charges;

8. Oluwakayode Adewole Adebusuyi, believed to be 26 years old, from Nigeria, arrested on or about August 31, 2019 for second degree rape, among other charges;

B. All Immigration Detainers issued by any federal employee or agent engaged in immigration enforcement, including but not limited to all U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Forms I-247D, I-247N, I-247X, and I-247A, for any of the individuals identified in paragraph A, above.

C. Any responses to or communications about the Immigration Detainers identified in response to the request in paragraph B, above.

D. All communications with any federal employee or agent engaged in immigration enforcement, including but not limited to DHS or the U.S. Department of Justice, concerning or relating to any of the individuals identified in paragraph A, above.

The time frame for the records requested in paragraphs A – D is January 1, 2016 to the present.

E. All Immigration Detainers, including but not limited to all DHS Forms I-247D, I-247N, I-247X, and I-247A, received by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department in 2019.

F. Any responses to or communications about the Immigration Detainers identified in response to the request in paragraph E, above.

G. Any records identifying the “exceptional circumstances” in which Montgomery County law enforcement officers may detain or arrest an individual based on known or suspected civil immigration violations. See Montgomery County Executive Order 135-19 at pg. 1, para. 5.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Paul J. Orfanedes

Judicial Watch, Inc.

425 Third Street SW, Suite 800Washington, DC 20024 (202) 646-5172