On Tuesday in Atlanta, kidnappers shot a family dog and took 14 year-old Ayvani Hope Perez captive, demanding $10,000 for her release. 150 law enforcement officers fanned out over the Atlanta area to find Ayvani and bring the perpetrators to justice.

14-year-old Georgia home invasion abduction victim Ayvani Hope Perez / WGCL-TV

When they found Ayvani 36 hours later and arrested the kidnappers, it turned out one of the kidnappers should never have had the chance to kidnap Ayvani. In fact, he shouldn’t have been in the U.S. at all.

Mug shot of Juan Alberto Contreras-Rodriguez from a previous arrest.

Mexican Juan Alberto Contreras-Ramirez, aka Contreras-Rodriguez, is now being held on “federal immigration charges.” It’s not the first time Contreras-Ramirez has had a run-in with the law. Last year, he was arrested in a drug bust, then released.

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He kidnapped a girl, and now he’s held on federal immigration charges. Did they check his immigration status when he was only into drugs?

Probably not. Here’s what the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Council President said recently,