The illegal migrant killed by an off-duty cop during a moped robbery spree Sunday had a deportation order against him when busted for theft in May — but was still dumped back on the street.
Lahoine Soto, 30, had been nabbed illegally crossing the US border into Texas in June 2024 but was cut loose pending an immigration hearing in January under Biden administration policies, according to sources and records.
He then blew off his immigration court hearing and was hit with a deportation order by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said sources and documents. 4
The order was still hanging over his head when he was picked up on petty larceny charges in Manhattan on May 15 — yet he was still released without bail despite the federal warrant against him.
He then continued committing