The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested an illegal alien who was recently convicted of killing 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver last year in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Despite the conviction, the illegal alien was spared jail time by District Attorney Amy Padden, a Democrat.

The teen, a 15-year-old Colombian national, has not been named due to state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects. Despite the severity of the crime, the teen was sentenced to just two years’ probation and 100 hours of community service for the July 2024 death of Kaitlyn Weaver.

The Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office offered the teen a plea deal if he admitted his guilt in the deadly crash, the victim’s father, John Weaver, told reporters earlier this month.

At the time of the crash, the offender was racing with other teens at a speed of 90 miles-per-hour in a residential area and T-boned Weaver’s vehicle at an intersection, her father said. “It was an instantaneous death,” he added.

Kaitlyn was waiting at an intersection and was on the phone with her boyfriend when she was struck, her father said. She was kept on life support for two days before she was taken off and succumbed to her injuries.

The teen suspect was arrested and initially charged with vehicular homicide. At the time, Weaver’s family was told by the office of Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden that the case was a “no plea offer” situation, Weaver said.

Padden, who received endorsements from Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), later informed the Weaver family that she would be negotiating a plea deal anyway.

“They said by doing two years’ probation, that’s probably more than the judge would give if he pleaded guilty,” John Weaver said. “You don’t have to participate in a bad system. If the judge wanted to sentence him to less, that’s the judge’s issue. What happened in this case is you (prosecutors) created it into your issue. Now you’re part of the problem.”

Kaitlin Weaver was killed in the high speed crash
Photo: John Weaver via Fox News

On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the convicted killer had been arrested, along with members of his family. “For the [Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office] justice is no jail time and probation for this criminal alien who killed a young woman while driving more than 90 mph,” ICE officials wrote on X.

“For ICE, justice is arrest and removal. A 16-year-old citizen of Colombia, with a conviction for reckless driving resulting in death was arrested by ICE Denver officers last week and will remain in ICE custody pending an immigration hearing.”

John Weaver thanked ICE for taking action and also thanked the millions of people who have supported the family throughout the ordeal.

“In the juvenile system, it’s all about rehabilitation. It’s not about deterrence. It’s not about any type of justice or other thing. When they balance this weight of my daughter versus the defendant, it really does favor the defendant in looking at their potential for rehabilitation as opposed to my daughter who’s no longer with us.”