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But Judge Lin blocked ICE’s move, ruling that Reyes could not be detained again unless approved by a third party. Her order kept him free while his immigration case was pending.
According to her ruling, this pause was intended to give Reyes a fair shot at fighting deportation. In practice, it gave him time to unleash chaos on the streets of Berkeley.
Crime Spree Ignites Public Outrage
Within two weeks of Judge Lin’s order, Reyes went on a violent rampage that endangered multiple lives.
Early on a Saturday morning, Reyes made a 911 call claiming he heard “a woman screaming in a vacant house.” Officers found him bleeding near a broken window but let him go. Hours later, all hell broke loose.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a shirtless, erratic Reyes attempt to steal an 18-wheeler on San Pablo Avenue. After stealing the driver’s phone, he tried to drive the truck—which was hauling cars—but it stalled, forcing him to flee.
Then came the most disturbing moment: Reyes allegedly tried to steal a car parked at a bakery with a toddler still inside. The only thing that saved the child? The keys weren’t in the ignition.
The chaos didn’t stop there. Reyes tried to carjack a woman in her 60s who was pumping gas, stormed into a café kitchen, took items from a rental car agency, and kept making fake 911 calls.
Berkeley police finally caught up to him and took him for a medical check before booking him into jail. The Alameda County DA charged Reyes with multiple felonies, including carjacking, vehicle theft, and grand theft.
ICE Sounds the Alarm
ICE officials didn’t hold back after the incident, posting online: “Let this be a lesson to sanctuary policy supporters.”
The agency has been forced to make arrests at courthouses due to San Francisco’s refusal to cooperate with federal detainers. Instead of being picked up quietly after release, criminal illegal aliens like Reyes end up being hunted down on the street—putting the public and law enforcement at risk.
San Francisco’s courts and officials have repeatedly blocked ICE from removing dangerous offenders, and the Reyes case is a chilling example of the consequences.
Sanctuary City Insanity
Judge Lin’s defenders claimed Reyes was a reformed man—now working as a tattoo artist and “immigrant rights advocate.” Supporters called him “a beloved Bay Area tattoo artist, organizer, and immigrant rights advocate.”
But just days after that glowing praise, Reyes proved otherwise. Attempted carjackings. A toddler nearly kidnapped. Senior citizens terrorized.
This wasn’t redemption. It was recklessness—enabled by a judge more interested in politics than public safety.
Trump Administration: No More Games
The Trump administration is pushing back hard against what it sees as judicial sabotage of immigration law.
President Trump’s executive order targeting sanctuary cities aims to strip funding from jurisdictions that defy ICE and shield criminal illegals. The DOJ is also taking aim at judges like Lin, who they believe are actively obstructing justice.
And the pressure’s on. ICE has been told to ramp up arrests—despite city officials doing everything they can to get in the way.
Enough is Enough
Guillermo Medina Reyes should have been deported the moment he finished his prison sentence. Instead, a judge handed him a second chance—one that nearly cost a child their life.
San Francisco’s sanctuary obsession didn’t just fail to protect this criminal—it enabled him to terrorize innocent Americans.
The victims of his latest rampage are a grim reminder: when activist judges choose criminals over citizens, it’s the public that pays the price.
