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Two illegal migrants have been named as suspects in the brutal murder of a Los Angeles man who was shot and killed outside his home. Wilver Alberto Rabanales, 40, and Jose Christian Saravia Sanchez, 30, were arrested for the February 25 murder of Juan Miguel Sanchez on Thursday by Inglewood Police after a seven-hour standoff with the agency's SWAT team. The victim was attempting to stop thieves from stealing his neighbor's catalytic converter when he was gunned down. Detectives made the arrest after executing a search warrant for a motel in the city of Cudahy, which is about 15 miles East of Inglewood. The arrest comes months after Los Angeles was declared a Sanctuary City when council voted last November to protect undocumented migrants from immigration enforcement. Sanctuary Cities prohibit the use of local resources, including personal or property to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sanctuary status also prohibit sharing information on undocumented immigrants with federal authorities, but do not shield them from deportation. Los Angeles has been a Sanctuary City since 2017, but it wasn't until President Trump was elected that the City Council decided to codify it into municipal law. Trump has promised a crackdown on illegal immigration, overseeing a slew of ICE raids across major American cities in the past few months.