DHS says Biden admin released illegal alien accused in hammer killing

A Haitian illegal immigrant who was arrested and released by the Biden administration in 2022 was arrested after allegedly bludgeoning a mother to death with a hammer Friday outside a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida, in broad daylight.

Rolbert Joachim, 40, is charged with second-degree murder and criminal damage to property, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office jail records.

Surveillance footage appears to show Joachim smashing the windshield of the woman’s car, approaching her and hitting her repeatedly in the head with a hammer – killing her in broad daylight, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The woman, whose identity has not yet been made public, is believed to be a store clerk inside the gas station.

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Rolbert Joachim is charged with murder in connection with the Florida killing. (Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

She was also the mother of two teenage daughters, according to a report from local media outlet Gulf Coast News.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assisted the Fort Myers Police Department in locating and arresting Joachim on Mango Street in Fort Myers.

Joachim first entered the United States in August 2022 and was released into the country under the Biden administration, according to DHS.

Rolbert Joachim was allegedly pictured on surveillance footage on the day of the murder in Florida. (Fort Myers Police Department)

A federal judge issued a final removal order against him later that year, but he was granted temporary protected status – which expired in 2024.

“This illegal alien barbarically struck this woman in the head multiple times with a hammer,” DHS Acting Deputy Secretary Lauren Bis wrote in a statement. “This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they later granted him temporary protected status. Their reckless immigration policies cost this woman her life.”

Rolbert Joachim arrested after allegedly killing Florida mother with hammer. (Fort Myers Police Department)

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ICE has filed a complaint against Joachim, and he will be deported regardless of the outcome of the case.

“The arrest of this criminal is an example of how ICE and local authorities can work together to quickly bring criminals to justice and make our communities safer,” Bis said.