ICE Returns Rajinder Kumar to Oregon for 2 Manslaughter Charges in 2025 Newlywed Crash
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
ICE Returns Rajinder Kumar to Oregon for 2 Manslaughter Charges in 2025 Newlywed Crash
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Summary
Rajinder Kumar, 32, has been transferred from ICE custody back to Deschutes County to face two first-degree manslaughter counts and three reckless-endangerment charges in a fatal Oregon crash.
Nov. 24, 2025, is when prosecutors say Kumar jackknifed a commercial tractor-trailer across U.S. Highway 20, and William Carter, 25, and Jennifer Lower, 24, died when their Subaru hit the blocked semi 16 days after their wedding.
April 2 marked a jurisdiction fight after Deschutes County Jail released Kumar despite an ICE detainer under Oregon sanctuary policies; ICE agents rearrested him on April 22 and held him in Tacoma while removal proceedings advanced.
Federal deportation proceedings are now paused while the state case moves ahead, with ICE saying the handoff ensures Kumar stands trial before any removal order is carried out.
ICE also released video of victim William Carter's mother, Elizabeth Carter, telling Kumar she prays for him and his family as agents prepared the transfer back to Oregon.