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Jacqueline Esther Vigil, 55 Wife and Mother Killed by Illegal Alien
Jacqueline Vigil gunned down in her driveway by illegal alien Talamantes
Editor thepeoplesvoice.org
Luis Talamantes-Romero, 33, an illegal alien from Mexico, has been arrested for the murder of Jacqueline Vigil, 55, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ms. Vigil was gunned down after encountering Talamantes-Romero while backing her vehicle out of her driveway.
News reports have stated that Talamantes-Romero was involved in gang activity and had been arrested a number of times in New Mexico and Colorado for a variety of crimes. He is said to have spent time in prison and has been deported from the United States in 2006, 2008, and 2019. Soon after his 2019 deportation he illegally returned to the US and eventually senselessly murdered Ms. Vigil on a Tuesday in November.
Sam Vigil, the murder victim's husband, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque for its illegal alien sanctuary policy. The lawsuit alleges the city is responsible for his wife's murder because the city's sanctuary policy prevented the Albuquerque Police Department from turning Talamantes-Romero over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) years ago.
An immigration detainer was placed on Chambers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Jacqueline Vigil, is survived by her husband Sam, children, grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Two of her children serve as New Mexico State Police officers. Jacqueline was born in Columbia and legally emigrated to the US. She was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed working at the Little Blessings day care in Albuquerque.
Sources: KRQE News 13 Alburquerque-Santa Fe, 8-19-20; Newsax TV, Man Sues Sanctuary City Albuquerque for Protecting Wife's Illegal Immigrant Murder Suspect, 1-25-21; Jacqueline Esther (Garcia) Vigil Obituary, 11-19-19.
http://ojjpac.org/memorial.asp
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Albuquerque Judge Britt Baca-Miller sentenced Talamantes to life in prison.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of murdering the mother of two state police officers will stay behind bars until trial. Luis Talamantes Romero is charged with shooting and killing Jaqueline Vigil in her own driveway during an attempted robbery in November 2019. He fled to Mexico.
Talamantes Romero recently pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally entering the United States for the fourth time, sentencing in that case is delayed until after the murder trial. The defense argued it’s unlikely he will be released because of the federal case. But Judge Britt Baca-Miller said it’s not an unreasonable request. “I have certainly seen incidents where someone is inadvertently released from federal custody or removed from federal custody on either the state or a federal case and suddenly they’re released and don’t appear back in custody, which is certainly something I’m concerned with,” Baca-Miller said.
Judge Baca-Miller ruled he be held behind bars until trial.
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/man-accused-of-murdering-albuquerque-mother-to-remain-behind-bars/
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With uniformed New Mexico State Police officers standing by in support, the family of Jacqueline Vigil faced the man who was convicted of fatally shooting her in her driveway as she tried to leave for the gym in November 2019. Her loved ones asked that Luis Talamantes-Romero, 35, never be allowed to walk the streets of any community again. State District Judge Britt Baca-Miller of Albuquerque sentenced him to life in prison for first-degree murder to be followed by another 26½ years for eight other felonies he committed during a crime spree that preceded her violent death. Assistant State Attorney General Greer Staley told the judge Vigil, the 55-year-old mother of two New Mexico State Police officers, was "a truly innocent victim." Talamantes declined to address the court. But several Vigil family members walked to the courtroom podium to express their continuing sorrow for the loss of a woman who hoped to become a teacher, regularly sent 60-pound care packages to relatives in Colombia, and took the time to text prayers to her friends every morning. State Police Officer Kevin Dieguez approached the podium, then turned to address the man who killed his mother. "This is just for Luis," he began as Talamantes looked straight ahead. "Look at me when I'm talking to you," Dieguez suddenly commanded. And Talamantes complied. "My kids will never get to spend time with the grandmother because of you,'' Dieguez said, "and that hurts me the most." Her husband, Sam Vigil, said his wife was a "proud American" who was about to receive a two-year-diploma from Central New Mexico Community College and planned to continue her education at the University of New Mexico. She and her son, Kevin, immigrated to the U.S. nearly 20 years earlier.
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