Oregon’s sanctuary policies shielded a convicted sex offender from deportation for years, until federal authorities obtained a federal court order forcing local officials to release information on his whereabouts.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took Victor Soseia Hachipan into custody Oct. 7, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
According to a DHS news release, federal authorities obtained a federal court order to help locate him after officials in Marion County, Oregon, let him go several times since 2021.
Hachipan, an illegal immigrant from Micronesia, was released from jail after local authorities refused to honor both an ICE detainer and a subpoena.
ILLEGAL ALIEN SEX OFFENDER APPREHENDED
Oregonians can rest easy knowing this creep is off their streets.
Victor Soseia Hachipan, an illegal alien from Micronesia, has two convictions for child sex abuse and other drug and burglary convictions.
He was apprehended in Keizer,… pic.twitter.com/rak78nysML
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 15, 2026
The case serves as yet another example of how sanctuary policies allow illegal immigrants to stay in the country and rack up multiple arrests and convictions.
“The Trump Administration will never let sanctuary politicians stand in the way of protecting American citizens,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.
HSI, with assistance from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, encountered and arrested Hachipan during a targeted operation in Keizer, Oregon.
Hachipan entered the country illegally at an unknown date and location and has a lengthy rap sheet.
His convictions include two counts of second-degree sex abuse involving a victim under the age of 14, two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, two counts of second-degree burglary and failure to report as a sex offender.
According to DHS, ICE lodged a detainer against Hachipan while he was in Marion County custody following a 2021 conviction in an attempt to deport him.
Instead, Oregon’s sanctuary laws “allowed this criminal to roam free,” DHS said. Local authorities ignored the detainer and turned him loose in the community.
In 2023, he was arrested and convicted of second-degree burglary, but Marion County officials again released him back onto the streets.
Under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, HSI stepped in and filed an administrative subpoena in Marion County to obtain information that could help locate him, DHS said. Marion County again refused to cooperate, citing Oregon’s sanctuary law.
HSI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office subsequently obtained a federal court order forcing Marion County to provide the information that led to the arrest of Hachipan.
“This Department is steadfast in its mission to arrest and remove the worst illegal aliens like this sex offender who has no place in American society,” Mullin said. “We will continue to hunt down and remove public safety threats from our communities.”
In another recent but separate case in Oregon, ICE turned over the illegal immigrant truck driver charged in the death of newlyweds to Oregon state officials for prosecution.
