Lawsuit against federal government dismissed after undocumented immigrant allegedly kills five

A judge has dismissed a case filed against the federal government after an illegal immigrant allegedly killed five people, four in Kansas and one in Missouri.

The suit, which was filed in Kansas City, claims U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made a “life-altering mistake” when ICE agents sent a detainer to Johnson County instead of Overland Park.

The suit said that error led to the release of Pablo Serrano, who is charged with killing four people in Kansas and one in Montgomery County.

The judge said the lawsuit is void because of “sovereign immunity” which prevents the federal government from being sued except in extreme cases.

The attorney for the wife of Randy Nordman, who was killed in Missouri, told ABC 17 News she was “disappointed” with the verdict, but “knew they were fighting an uphill battle.”