Overview
- Fort Myers police arrested Rolbert Joachim, 40, who is charged with second-degree murder after a woman was beaten to death with a hammer outside a gas station, according to jail and DHS records.
- ICE said it helped locate Joachim on Mango Street in Fort Myers and placed an immigration detainer to keep him in custody for transfer to federal authorities.
- DHS says Joachim entered the United States in August 2022 and was released, then later received Temporary Protected Status that expired in 2024.
- Temporary Protected Status is a time-limited program that can halt deportation and allow work authorization while it is active.
- DHS acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis blamed the Biden administration’s prior release and TPS decision in statements, while officials said the victim’s name has not been made public and local reports say she was a store clerk and mother of two.