Nancy Pelosi’s husband out of hospital after hammer attack
- Paul Pelosi is recovering after surgery after being hit on the head by an intruder who broke into the couple’s home looking for the US House speaker
- Immigration officials say the suspect, Paul DePape, has been in the US illegally for 14 years after entering as a visitor from Canada
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been released from the San Francisco hospital where he underwent surgery for injuries suffered when attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder at the couple’s home six days ago, she said on Thursday.
Paul Pelosi, 82, a real estate and venture capital executive, “remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence” back at home, the speaker said in a statement issued by her office.
The latest update on his condition came as US immigration officials said that the man charged with the hammer attack, Paul Wayne DePape, 42, is a Canadian citizen who has been in the United States illegally 14 years after he entered as a visitor.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said it had issued a “detainer” notice with San Francisco authorities seeking custody of David Wayne DePape once criminal proceedings against him are completed.
Under the detainer, lodged with the San Francisco County Jail on November 1, four days after his arrest, DePape would be turned over to ICE for possible deportation to Canada after serving any prison sentence he receives, according to ICE.
DePape, 42, was arrested on October 28 at the San Francisco home of the speaker of the US House of Representatives after he allegedly forced his way into the residence, demanded to see Nancy Pelosi and then clubbed her husband, Paul, in the head with a hammer.
