D.C. HOMICIDE PLEA TRIGGERS ICE HOLD: 5 YEARS IN PRISON, DEPORTATION LIKELY

After pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a 2023 D.C. shooting, Eliexander Lopez-Burgos was sentenced to five years in prison. His guilty plea triggered an ICE immigration detainer, setting up likely deportation after his sentence. Prosecutors sought six years; the defense argued for four, citing no prior record and rehabilitation steps. Judge Neal Kravitz imposed a five-year term as a compromise.