La agencia migratoria tomó custodia el 19 de agosto de Manuel Ernesto Hernández-Umana, un salvadoreño de 46 años sin estatus legal, tras una pesquisa de la Guardia Costera por el naufragio del 8 de agosto

Prosecutors allege Manuel Hernandez was illegally operating the boat at the time of the accident. The Department of Homeland Security said he is in the U.S. illegally.

The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities…