Sanctuary Policies Denounced After String of Rapes in Montgomery County

Illegal immigrants who have recently been charged for rape and/or sexual offenses in Montgomery County, Md., include, from top-L: Carlos Palacios-Amaya, Mauricio Barrera-Navidad, Kevin Mendoza, Nelson Reyes-Medrano, Nestor Lopez-Guzman, Oluwakayode Adebusuyi, Emilio Carrasco-Hernandez, Rodrigo Castro-Montejo. Montgomery County Police Department

ROCKVILLE, Md.—A recent rash of alleged rapes in Maryland’s Montgomery County is magnifying the tension between sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement.

The first case that sparked the controversy came to light in late July, when two illegal immigrants were charged with repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl over the course of a month in 2018.