Magana was a single mother of five children, ranging in age between five and 14

ICE says Perez has been deported twice in the last 10 years, including in 2005 after he was caught in Texas with 135lbs of marijuana for sale

Four days earlier, Perez, who is in the US illegally, was pulled over for drunken driver but was released on bond

Police say Perez called his daughter to confess to the killing, prompting her to call 911

Magana's body was found in bathroom of couple's home in Wyoming, Michigan; Perez was asleep in bed at the time

Raul Perez, 43, charged with open murder in strangulation death of his

An illegal immigrant from Mexico with a history of deportations and arrests has been charged with strangling to death his girlfriend in Michigan.

Raul Perez, 43, was arrested on Wednesday morning after police say he called his daughter and told her that he had murdered 31-year-old Karla Guadalupe-Magana.

The man’s daughter called police, who responded to the couples’ home at Woodcreek Apartments on 44th Street in Wyoming, Michigan, at around 6am Wednesday.

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Domestic violence: Raul Perez (left), 43, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is accused of strangling to death his girlfriend, 31-year-old Karla Guadalupe-Magana (right)

Inside, officers found Ms Magana’s lifeless body in the bathroom and her boyfriend asleep in bed, reported WOOD-TV.

Perez was arrested on charges of open murder and being a third-time habitual offender. Records show he has been deported twice in the last decade to his native Mexico.

Four days before Magana's slaying, Perez was pulled over in Wyoming and booked into the county jail on a misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated. At the time of his arrest, the 43-year-old gave deputies a fake name, Jerry Lopes Sosa.

When officials ran his fingerprints through their database, his criminal history was revealed. Record of Perez’s arrest in Michigan was then electronically sent to state law enforcement and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Kent County Undersheriff Michelle Young told Mlive.com that it is up to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to contact the jail and request that a hold be placed on a suspect, but Perez was brought in on a Friday, and federal agents did not learn of his arrest until he had already bonded out.

‘Normally, ICE doesn't monitor this type of thing 24/7,’ Young said, adding that a misdemeanor OWI arrest would not necessarily have raised red flags at ICE anyway.

Since the Kent County Sheriff's Department had no reason to further detain Perez, he was freed. Four days later, he allegedly strangled his girlfriend to death.

In court: Perez, who has been deported twice in the last decade, appeared in court via videoconference for his arraignment Thursday and was ordered held without bond

Single mom: Police found the victim's body in the bathroom as her boyfriend slept in bed. Magana leaves behind five children, ranging in age between five and 14

ICE said they have come in contact with Perez on two separate occasions over the last 10 years.

In 2004, he was picked up in Texas after crossing the border with Mexico carrying 135lbs of marijuana for sale. He was deported the following year, but immigration officials found him back in the US just months later.

Court documents indicate that Perez was convicted of illegal re-entry and deported again in 2008.

On Thursday, the 43-year-old murder suspect appeared in Wyoming District Court via videoconference for his arraignment, at which time a judge ordered him held without bond.

Perez could face deportation after the resolution of the murder case, according to ICE officials.