A series of Bolivian illegal immigrants have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Virginia on suspicion of child sex crimes.
According to the Washington, D.C., Enforcement and Removal Operations Office (ERO), 36-year-old Jose Fabricio Bayzaga Vargas was arrested in Annandale, Virginia on August 19th.
Fox News confirmed that the Bolivian migrant illegally entered the United States in April 2023 through Texas, where he was arrested and released. ERO noted that Baysaga was notified to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge at a later date.
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ICE deportation officers based in Washington, DC, arrested a Bolivian illegal immigrant who was apprehended at the border in Texas in 2023, released and later convicted of child sexual assault in Virginia. (Enforcement and Removal Activities)
ERO said the 36-year-old has been classified as a convicted sex offender for assaulting a child in Virginia.
“Jose Fabricio Beizaga Vargas is a convicted sex offender who victimized minors in Northern Virginia,” said Liana Castano, director of ERO’s Washington, D.C. field office. “We cannot allow such a clear danger to threaten children in our communities. ERO Washington, D.C. will continue to prioritize public safety by apprehending and removing these violent criminal aliens from our neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. and Virginia.”
He was indicted this month on seven counts of possession of child pornography and possession of obscene material by a minor.
A local court has refused to respect three immigration detention orders, releasing a convicted sex offender from custody. (Enforcement and Removal Activities)
After being found guilty, he was sentenced to six months in prison, but the court suspended the sentence, ERO said.
Later that same day, ERO announced that the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center had refused to honor the immigration detention order and released Beyzaga from custody without notice.
Fairfax County police arrested Beyzaga on Aug. 15 and charged him with seven felony counts of possession of child pornography and one felony count of possession of obscene material with a minor.
Following this arrest, ERO Washington DC again applied for an immigration detention order against Beyzaga at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, but officials did not honor it and again released him.
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On August 19, officers with ERO Washington DC’s Fugitive Task Force arrested Beyzaga in Annandale.
ERO Washington DC served Veizaga with a detention decision letter and he remains in custody.
July 6, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
Washington, DC, is considered a “sanctuary” jurisdiction and, by policy, does not cooperate with ICE detentions.
When ICE believes that an illegal immigrant subject to deportation has been arrested on criminal charges, it files a detention order, a request that ICE be notified before the immigrant is released from custody.
but, Sanctuary Jurisdiction They generally do not respect detention orders, sometimes arguing that it is not their responsibility, and that doing so has a chilling effect on relations between immigrants and the local community.
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“When law enforcement agencies fail to comply with immigration detention orders and release serious criminals back onto the streets, it undermines ICE’s ability to protect public safety and carry out its mission,” the ICE website warns.
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
