Homeless Illegal Alien Charged in Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing After 2 Prior Deportations [WATCH]

A homeless illegal alien who had twice been deported from the United States was arrested after a stabbing on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail line.

The incident occurred while the city continues to deal with the recent murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed by a homeless man with a long criminal record.

According to a report from the New York Post, Oscar Solarzano was arrested on charges including first-degree attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon causing serious injury, breaking and entering, carrying a concealed weapon, and being intoxicated and disruptive.

#BREAKING: It has been revealed that the man who is charged with the stabbing on the Charlotte NC light rail last night is Oscar Solarzano.

Oscar is an illegal immigrant who was previously deported and then illegally entered the country AGAIN.

He is labelled as a WHITE MALE. pic.twitter.com/J1gGPWqIHT

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) December 6, 2025

He is being held without bond.

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Police said Solarzano, 33, allegedly ran onto the Charlotte light rail on Friday evening and stabbed a man with a large knife.

Authorities said the Honduran illegal alien forced his way onto the train while intoxicated, started a fight with the victim, and then stabbed him, causing serious injuries.

ABC News reported that the victim was hospitalized at Novant Health Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.

Court records list the victim’s address as a homeless shelter in Charlotte.

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X that Solarzano had been deported from the United States twice before returning illegally.

“ICE lodged a detainer to ensure this criminal illegal is not released back into North Carolina neighborhoods. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the county will honor the detainer since they have a history of not cooperating with [ICE],” McLaughlin wrote.

McLaughlin stated that Solarzano was first deported by the Trump Administration, returned illegally in 2021, and was deported again.

“He entered the country illegally for a THIRD time at an unknown date and location,” she wrote.

Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia, an illegal alien from Honduras, is being charged with attempted first-degree murder after he stabbed a victim with a large knife on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. ICE lodged a detainer to ensure this criminal illegal is not released back… https://t.co/ahgaPSQHYj

— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) December 6, 2025

DHS said Solarzano has an extensive criminal history in the United States, including arrests for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, destroying evidence, resisting arrest, using a false ID, and convictions for robbery and illegal re-entry.

The stabbing took place about four months after the murder of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee killed in an unprovoked attack by a homeless man with a long record.

A GoFundMe page created by her family said she had “recently arrived in the United States, seeking safety from the war and hoping for a new beginning,” and that “her life was cut short far too soon.”

Video from the scene shows the alleged attacker, Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, stabbing Zarutska with a butcher knife after she sat down on a city bus. Brown, who has a lengthy criminal history, then left the bus as Zarutska bled to death.

Authorities said Brown had 14 criminal cases filed against him before the attack.

His record included a robbery with a deadly weapon conviction that resulted in a five-year prison sentence.

Brown was arrested at the scene and charged by North Carolina prosecutors with first-degree murder.

He is also facing a federal charge of causing death on a mass transportation system, which carries a possible life sentence or the death penalty.

In the aftermath of Zarutska’s murder, North Carolina lawmakers passed “Iryna’s Law,” which changed several of the city’s criminal justice policies, including measures related to cashless bail.

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