A road rage incident in a Philadelphia suburb led to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehending an illegal immigrant with a massive and violent criminal history.
Fox News Digital learned that ICE arrested Christopher Leon Bailey, a 27-year-old Jamaican national, on Monday in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, after he was arrested by local officials for a road rage incident on January 23.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims Bailey was the aggressor in the incident, which occurred in late January following a near-collision. According to the agency, Bailey allegedly pulled out a knife and attempted to attack the other person before leaping back into his car to chase down and ultimately run over the victim.
After the incident, Bailey allegedly departed the scene, according to the DHS.
Local authorities detained Bailey and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, deliberately endangering another person, possessing a criminal instrument, simple assault, disorderly conduct, and reckless driving.
Later, the authorities escalated the accusations to attempted murder. The allegations are still pending before Delaware County Court in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania.
Bailey was arrested by ICE on Monday at Delaware County Court while he was about to post bond.
Fox News Digital contacted the Ridley Township Police Department to inquire about their cooperation with ICE in Bailey’s detention but did not receive an instant answer. “This serial criminal illegal alien’s crime spree in our country is over,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital via email.
The agency says Bailey overstayed his tourist visa in 2009.
He had already been arrested by ICE in Philadelphia in 2023 for breaching immigration laws. However, an immigration court appointed by former President Joe Biden determined that Bailey was not a public danger and authorized his release on bond.
Bailey’s lengthy criminal record includes convictions in New York City for robbery, larceny, disorderly conduct, and possession of stolen items.
In 2020, Bailey was arrested in New York for criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of a weapon with a prior conviction. Two years later, in 2022, Bailey was found guilty of criminal possession of a firearm in Kings County, New York.
Bis deems it “outrageous” because “this repeat criminal was released by an immigration judge in 2023 and allowed to victimize more innocent Americans, including this individual he intentionally ran over and threatened with a knife.”
According to her, “Thanks to our law enforcement, this public safety threat is off our streets.” Under President Trump, DHS has released ICE to seek dangerous criminal illegal aliens like Christopher Leon Bailey while also restoring LAW and ORDER in our neighborhoods,” Bis said.