Trump weighs in on 'terrible reports' of Dallas man's beheading

President Trump on Sunday weighed in on the “terrible reports” of a Texas man’s beheading and pledged to pursue justice for the victim and his family, who were allegedly forced to witness the brutal killing.

“I am aware of the terrible reports regarding the murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a well respected person in Dallas, Texas, who was brutally beheaded, in front of his wife and son, by an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Cuba who should have never been in our Country,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.

Trump said the suspect, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, was previously charged with crimes including child sex abuse, grand theft of a motor vehicle and false imprisonment.

He accused the Biden administration of allowing him to enter the country.

“This criminal, who we have in custody, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law. He will be charged with murder in the first degree!” Trump added.

The Dallas Police Department arrested Cobos-Martinez on murder charges on Wednesday at a motel in Dallas. He is accused of using a machete to behead a local merchant in front of his wife and child, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE has lodged a detainer with the Dallas County Jail, where the suspect is being held, for his federal arrest and removal.

“This vile monster beheaded this man in front of his wife and child and proceeded to kick the victims’ head on the ground. This gruesome, savage slaying of a victim at a motel by Yordanis Cobos-Martinez was completely preventable if this criminal illegal alien was not released into our country by the Biden Administration since Cuba would not take him back,” Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement Friday.

“This is exactly why we are removing criminal illegal aliens to third countries,” she continued. “President Trump and Secretary Noem are no longer allowing barbaric criminals to indefinitely remain in America. If you come to our country illegally, you could end up in Eswatini, Uganda, South Sudan, or CECOT.”

ICE said the suspect has a past final order of removal to Cuba, but he was released on order of supervision on Jan. 13 “because Cuba would not accept him because of his criminal history,” ICE’s statement said.