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Illegal immigrant wanted on homicide charges arrested in western South Dakota

El Salvadoran was detained in Rapid City traffic stop by Highway Patrol, ICE

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Dec 11, 2025
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Federal and state law enforcement officers arrested an El Salvadoran who was wanted in his native country in connection with a homicide, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety announced Thursday morning.

Manuel De Jesus Rodriguez-Lopez was taken into custody Wednesday in Rapid City by officers with the South Dakota Highway Patrol and agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rodriguez-Lopez was in the country illegally.

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