A Mexican migrant who has already been kicked out of the US four times is accused of killing an 11-year-old boy in a heinous hit-and-run on the outskirts of San Diego before Thanksgiving, The Post has learned.
The suspect, Hector Balderas-Aheelor, was on track for deportation — but the San Diego County Sheriff’s office denied an immigration detainer from the feds, even after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said “nothing prohibits the federal government from doing its job in this case.”
“On November 29, 2025, a Department of Homeland Security – Immigration Detainer – Notice of Action (DHS Form I-247-A) was received for Hector Balderas-Aheelor (aka: Hector Amador Balderas),” said Lt. David Collins of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
“In accordance with California Government Code 7282.5, a review of the criminal history was conducted, and the Immigration Detainer was rejected.”
Collins cited the California Values Act — a law signed by Newsom’s predecessor, former Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown — as the reason for the San Diego office’s refusal to abide by the federal arrest detainer.
Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz was playing with another child and chasing his soccer ball at the end of a residential street outside his home on Nov. 26 in Escondido, Calif., when he was allegedly run over by Balderas-Aheelor, a Mexican migrant who sped away from the scene, NBC 7 first reported.
His mother, María de Paz, rushed into the street after hearing the crash and found her son laying unconscious with serious injuries.
“People came to help me, but no one saw anything,” she later told the NBC affiliate in San Diego. “The car just fled. They hit him and didn’t stop.”
“He was a really friendly and loved kid,” added his mother, who spoke in Spanish with the outlet to share that she “loved that little boy. He didn’t deserve this.”
The boy died from his injuries at Rady Children’s Hospital on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, according to family members. A vigil was held last Friday at the scene of his death.
“We’re not celebrating Thanksgiving like we should be, like a typical family should be right now,” Irene Gonzalez, a neighbor and family friend, also told NBC 7. --->READ MORE HERE
Federal immigration officials say a Southern California sheriff's office is unlikely to help deport an illegal immigrant from Mexico who faces felony hit-and-run charges in the death of an 11-year-old boy because California is a "sanctuary state."
Hector Balderas-Aheelor, 44, was arrested Nov. 29 in San Diego County after allegedly striking the victim, Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz, in front of his home in Escondido, about 30 miles northeast of San Diego, on the evening of Nov. 26, according to Escondido Police Department Lt. Craig Miller.
The boy — who witnesses say went into the street to retrieve a soccer ball — was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Thanksgiving Day, according to police.
Officers recovered the suspect's vehicle and booked him into the Vista Detention Facility on charges of felony hit-and-run resulting in death. Balderas-Aheelor, whose name appears variably as Balderas Amador or Aheelor in records, remains in custody awaiting arraignment.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says that Balderas-Aheelor had been deported to Mexico on four prior occasions — most recently in 2010 — yet had illegally re-entered the U.S. multiple times.
Following his arrest, ICE lodged a detainer with the San Diego Sheriff's Office, requesting the suspect be held for up to 48 hours beyond his release date to allow federal agents to take custody for deportation proceedings. In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused California officials of stonewalling the request, citing the state's sanctuary laws that limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
"Thanksgiving should be a day of celebrating family and giving gratitude, but instead the family of Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz mourned this beautiful child's death because a criminal illegal alien stole his life. Now, sanctuary laws threaten to put this killer back onto California's streets," said DHS Asst. Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "Hector Balderas-Aheelor was previously removed four times before he chose to commit a felony and illegally re-enter the country a fifth time." --->READ MORE HERE
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