Eight migrant men are accused of looting Americans’ homes in flood-ravaged Washington County, Tennessee, following Hurricane Helene, which has left at least 128 people dead and hundreds more missing across Appalachia.
The eight migrants were arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and hit with burglary charges for allegedly looting flooded residential homes in the area as well as flooded unoccupied homes.
Some of the unoccupied homes the migrants allegedly looted were “barely still standing,” Washington County officials said, as a result of deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene.
The migrants arrested are:
- 24-year-old Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo
- 51-year-old Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda
- 25-year-old Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez
- 37-year-old Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen
- 30-year-old Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez
- 37-year-old David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo
- 43-year-old Marvin Hernandez-Martinez
- 33-year-old Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez
According to Washington County officials who spoke to Fox News Digital, all eight migrants are in the United States on temporary work visas. Due to their arrests for looting, officials suggested the migrants could be eligible for arrest and deportation by federal immigration agents.
The eight migrants are each being held on a $20,000 bond at the Washington County Detention Center.
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