US EditionGabriel Calixto Arrested in Mexico, 2 Years After Girlfriend Emma Shafer's Murder
Gabriel P. Calixto faces charges of three counts of first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery for the stabbing death of Emma Shafer in Springfield, Illinois, officials said.
- On August 28, 2025, Sangamon County State's Attorney John C. Milhiser announced Gabriel P. Calixto was apprehended in Mexico.
- On July 11, 2023, police found Emma Shafer fatally stabbed in the 1000 block of South Eighth Street, Springfield, Illinois, and Gabriel P. Calixto was identified as the suspect who fled and was indicted by a Sangamon County Grand Jury.
- Court records show prior convictions and immigration history including Gabriel P. Calixto, 27, facing three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated domestic battery, with a prior felony kidnapping conviction and lost DACA eligibility before being granted asylum in 2021.
- Extradition proceedings are now underway to bring Calixto back to Illinois, with federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney's Offices, and the U.S. Marshals Service coordinating efforts.
- Following the arrest, political debate reopened over sanctuary policies as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urged leaders to abandon them, while Shafer's family condemned politicizing her death.
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Kristi Noem demands J.B. Pritzker ‘scrap’ far-left immigration policies after migrant killer gets nabbed in Illinois murder
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called out Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker after her latest pursuit of extraditing a Mexican migrant accused of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old woman.
Noem demands Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker drop sanctuary policies after alleged illegal immigrant murderer arrested: ‘He’s failing those families’
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a rally where he announced he would be seeking a third term in the Illinois governor’s office on June 26, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf12:17 PM – Sunday, August 31, 2025 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker... The post Noem demands Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker drop sanctuary policies after alleged …
Noem demands Pritzker 'abandon' liberal immigration policies after alleged killer caught | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pursuing the extradition of a Mexican national who allegedly stabbed a 24-year-old woman to death in her Illinois apartment, and she is also taking aim at Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker as a result. The suspect, Gabriel P. Calixto, is charged with first-degree murder and domestic battery for allegedly killing Emma Shafer in Springfield, Illinois, in July 2023. Ca…
The Department of Homeland Security undertakes not to rest until Gabriel P. Calixto is extradited to answer for Emma Shafer's crime.
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