DHS unloads on 'sanctuary calamity' Virginia after illegal alien accused of heinous crime released: 'Sicko'
FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is blasting local officials in Virginia after the agency says it arrested an illegal immigrant convicted of child rape who was released...
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FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is blasting local officials in Virginia after the agency says it arrested an illegal immigrant convicted of child rape who was released back onto the streets by local officials. On Friday, ICE says it arrested Guatemalan national Walvin Victor Hugo Garcia after an appearance in Fairfax County court following his June arrest on felony charges of rape of a child less than 13 years of age, aggravated sexual battery of a victim under 13 years of age, use of a computer to commit sex offense with a minor, and distributing drugs to a minor. ICE had lodged a detainer after his arrest in June asking the county not to release Garcia but, according to an ICE press release, "sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE" and Garcia was "allowed to leave court without ICE being notified." The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement placing the blame at the feet of local officials in Virginia, as well as with Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger . GUATEMALAN MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION RELEASED BY FAIRFAX COUNTY DESPITE ICE DETAINER, DHS SAYS "Governor Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians in Fairfax, Virginia refused to cooperate with ICE and RELEASED this child rapist from jail back onto the streets," Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "This criminal illegal alien from Guatemala has been charged with raping a child under 13, aggravated sexual battery of a victim under 13, and distributing drugs to a minor. Thanks to our brave law enforcement, this sicko is out of our communities. Governor Spanberger and Fairfax sanctuary politicians are playing Russian roulette with American lives by releasing criminals from jail into American neighborhoods." Garcia first entered the country illegally near Eagle Pass, Texas, during the Biden administration in 2023, the agency says, and was released into the country. In February 2025, a Virginia imm…