Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday described the murder of an Indian-origin man in the US state of Dallas as 'horrific'.

Vivek Ramaswamy wrote on X: "An innocent Dallas hotel manager was brutally beheaded in front of his wife & son, by an illegal migrant who had a final order of removal & such a bad criminal history that Cuba refused to accept him. He was released on Jan 13, right before Biden left office. This is horrific. It’s time to restore the rule of law."

Meanwhile, Congressman Ro Khanna on Friday said the accused, who beheaded an Indian-origin person at a motel in the US city of Dallas, had been arrested several times in the past on multiple charges, and should not have been freed.

The American politician wrote on X: "The brutal beheading of a hardworking Indian American immigrant in front of his wife & son is horrific. The murderer had multiple prior arrests for violent theft & child endangerment & was undocumented. He should not have been free on American streets."

Sharing details about Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced it lodged a detainer for the federal arrest and removal of a criminal illegal alien from Cuba who was taken into custody by local authorities in Dallas, Texas, on homicide charges. 

A Cuban national, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez is accused of committing multiple crimes, including child sex abuse, grand theft of a motor vehicle, false imprisonment and carjacking in the past.

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez has a past final order of removal to Cuba, ICE said.

He was most recently in ICE Dallas custody at the Bluebonnet Detention Center until he was released on an Order of Supervision on January 13, 2025—under the Biden administration.

"This barbaric criminal was released because Cuba would not accept him because of his criminal history," ICE said in a statement.

A fight over a washing machine that led to the murder

It was a fight over a washing machine with his employee that led to the beheading of the 50-year-old Indian man in Dallas. He was attacked with a machete by the assailant and his head was severed, reports said.

In the CCTV footage now available on social media, a man is seen chasing the victim, who is from the Indian state of Karnataka, with a machete.

The incident occurred on Wednesday.

Chandra Nagamallaiah, the victim, had reportedly asked 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez not to use the broken washing machine.