The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that not one, but two illegal aliens from Angola killed pedestrians in Maine last week on two consecutive days.
“It seems to be almost a daily occurrence where an illegal alien driving kills innocent Americans,” said Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“All of these deaths are preventable because these illegal aliens should have NEVER been in our country. These two illegal aliens in Maine came to the country on B-2 tourist visas that allowed them to remain in the country for six months. Both overstayed their visas and never left the U.S. President Trump and Secretary Noem are committed to restoring integrity to our visa programs to ensure they are not exploited by illegal aliens as one-way tickets to remain in the U.S,” she added.
The Maine Wire previously reported that two Angolan illegal immigrants, Lionel Francisco, 31, and his passenger, Antonio Pedro, 34, had been taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after Francisco allegedly crashed into and killed a woman in Lewiston.
On Thursday, the DHS revealed that, just one day after Francisco’s driving killed a Massachusetts woman, another Angolan illegal immigrant struck and killed a pedestrian in New Gloucseter.
Mukendi Mbiya, 49, of Angola, reportedly struck and killed Stacy Strattard, 64, of Gray, as she was crossing the street on Saturday. At the time, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department provided scant details about the incident.
The department identified Mbiya as a Lewiston resident and did not mention his immigration status. They did not provide information on the cause of the crash other than stating that it was not caused by driver impairment. They did not disclose whether any arrests had been made.
Days after the tragic crash, the Cumberland Sheriff’s Department provided no additional details, but the DHS announced that Mbiya was in ICE custody and released his country of origin.
According to the DHS, Mbiya entered the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa on December 23, 2018. The visa terms required him to leave the U.S. by June 22, 2019, which he reportedly failed to do. Instead, Mbiya reportedly overstayed his visa by over six years.
Neither the Sheriff’s Department nor the DHS mentioned whether Mbiya had a driver’s license at the time of the crash, and Cumberland County Sheriff Kerry Joyce did not immediately respond to a request for information on whether he has a Maine-issued license.
Though Mbiya is in ICE custody, the DHS stated that authorities are still investigating the fatal crash.
The Maine Wire confirmed that, in the earlier crash last Friday, Francisco was driving with a Maine learner’s permit, and his passenger, Pedro, had a Maine license.
According to the DHS, Franisco also entered the U.S. on a B-2 visa, arriving on January 31, 2025, with a requirement to leave by July 30, which he failed to do.
