Idaho Hit-and-Run Leaves 8-Year-Old Dead After Illegal Alien Driver Flees Scene

BOISE, IDAHO - In yet another case among the growing number of motor vehicle deaths caused by illegal aliens, federal officials confirmed that 8-year-old Mora Gerety was killed Saturday by an illegal alien who should have been deported nearly a decade ago. 

The suspect, 33-year-old Elvin Elgardo Ramos-Caballero of Honduras, had been released into the United States by the Obama administration in 2015 and later granted a driver’s license by the sanctuary state of Oregon, according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Department said Ramos-Caballero entered the country illegally in September 2015, failed to appear for his immigration hearing, and was ordered removed by an immigration judge in May 2016. Despite this, Oregon’s sanctuary policies allowed him to legally obtain a state-issued license. He remained in the country unlawfully for nearly ten years before the tragedy that ended young Mora’s life on November 11 in Boise.

Authorities said Ramos-Caballero was driving a pickup truck and attempted a right-hand turn at an intersection when he struck Mora as she was crossing the street. 

The child was pronounced dead shortly after. Ramos-Caballero allegedly fled the scene but was arrested later that day and charged with hit and run, as reported by Fox News. 

“Eight-year-old Mora Gerety’s precious life was taken by an illegal alien who should have never been in our country, let alone issued a driver's license by the sanctuary state of Oregon,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement on November 22. 

“Mora’s classmates, teachers, friends, and our nation will carry this loss forever. We ask every American to lift this family up in prayer, and we ask God to grant them courage as they face the hardest days a family can endure. Decades of open border policies have turned every community into a border town. These policies have deadly consequences.”

The case reignited outrage over state-level sanctuary laws that allow illegal immigrants to obtain driving privileges and commercial licenses despite existing federal deportation orders. 

Representative Byron Donalds of Florida called for an immediate federal crackdown, warning that these policies endanger innocent Americans.

“You have the American people, they're doing the right thing, and now they're subject to losing their lives or being in an auto accident with a CDL driver who cannot read our signs, who doesn’t know our laws.”

The DHS statement noted that Ramos-Caballero’s release was part of a broader pattern dating back to the Obama years, when thousands of migrants who entered illegally were allowed to remain pending court hearings, many of which they never attended. 

ICE confirmed that Ramos-Caballero was ordered deported “in absentia” in 2016 after failing to appear.

The tragedy in Idaho follows several similar incidents involving illegal immigrants with state-issued licenses. Earlier this year, an illegal truck driver licensed in Washington State allegedly caused a fatal crash in Florida that killed three people. 

DHS urges Americans to remain vigilant and reiterated its commitment to protecting communities from preventable crimes tied to illegal immigration. The agency’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office continues to provide support to families impacted by such cases.

For Mora Gerety’s grieving family, that support may offer only a small measure of comfort. Their loss is a devastating reminder of the real human cost of open border policies that prioritize politics over public safety.