An illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, allegedly entered the U.S. despite being wanted for murder in his home country and proceeded to brutally kill a family of four, including two young children, in upstate New York.

Irondequoit police arrested Pimentel-Soriano after responding to a house fire on August 31, where they discovered the family had been stabbed to death before the home was set ablaze. Police Chief Scott Peters described the crime as the worst he’d seen in his 32-year career.

Despite being a black-skinned Hispanic, Soriano was recorded as “white” in the Monroe County Jail inmate census, due to New York State’s racial designation guidelines. These guidelines classify “white” as individuals with origins in Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East, while “black” refers to those of African descent. There is no designation for Hispanic identity in the census.

Democrats have been criticized for downplaying illegal immigrant crime and overstating the threat of “white supremacy.” The FBI has also been accused of misclassifying cases, such as labeling a Hispanic man who used racial slurs as a white supremacist. Authorities confirmed an ICE detainer is on file for Soriano, though it requires a judge’s approval to enforce.