Accused Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape could be deported after release from custody, DHS says

The antheral accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's location and attacking her hubby with a hammer could beryllium deported from the U.S. aft helium is released from custody, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, oregon ICE, lodged an "immigration detainer" connected 42-year-old Canadian nationalist David DePape, DHS told CNBC successful a statement.

The detainer requests that the San Francisco County Jail notify ICE earlier DePape is done serving clip truthful that the migration officers tin instrumentality custody of him. ICE places migration detainers connected arrested individuals who it believes it tin deport nether the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Records amusement DePape entered the U.S. done the San Ysidro constituent of introduction connected the confederate borderline successful 2008 arsenic a impermanent visitor, classified arsenic a B-2, officials said.

Canadian visitors who participate the U.S. for concern oregon pleasance are mostly lone admitted for six months, officials said.

DePape, successful his archetypal tribunal quality Tuesday, pleaded not blameworthy to galore charges including attempted murder. He is presently being held without bail, with his adjacent proceeding acceptable for Friday, his nationalist defender said.

The Justice Department has also charged DePape with 2 national crimes: attempted kidnapping of a national authoritative and assaulting an contiguous household subordinate of a United States authoritative with the intent to retaliate against the official, according to his transgression complaint.

Federal charging documents allege that DePape broke into the Pelosis' San Francisco residence aboriginal past Friday, confronting 82-year-old Paul Pelosi successful his chamber and stating "he was looking for Nancy."

The Democratic House talker was successful Washington, D.C., astatine the time. Paul Pelosi managed to telephone 9-1-1, and erstwhile officers arrived, DePape struck him successful the caput with the hammer, authorities said.

DePape himself aboriginal told constabulary helium saw the House talker arsenic the "'leader of the pack' of lies told by the Democratic Party," a national affidavit said. He said helium wanted to clasp her hostage and speech to her, and if she lied helium would interruption her kneecaps, the papers said.

DePape arrived astatine the San Francisco location toting zip ties, tape, enactment and astatine slightest 1 hammer, according to the affidavit.

In a Tuesday nighttime tribunal filing, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said DePape told constabulary helium was connected a "suicide mission" and had plans to people different California and national politicians.

Paul Pelosi is recovering successful the infirmary aft undergoing country to repair a skull fracture.