Overview
- ICE says agents took Walvin Victor Hugo Garcia into custody at the Fairfax County courthouse on Friday following a court appearance where local officials did not alert ICE.
- Garcia is charged with raping a child under 13, aggravated sexual battery, using a computer to commit a sex offense with a minor, and distributing drugs to a minor.
- ICE says it had filed a detainer, an administrative request that asks a jail to hold someone or notify ICE before release, and the county did not comply.
- DHS says Garcia entered the U.S. illegally in October 2023 near Eagle Pass, Texas, and an immigration judge issued a final removal order in February 2025.
- Acting DHS official Lauren Bis blamed Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Fairfax leaders for refusing cooperation, and a House subcommittee has scheduled a May 14 hearing on the county’s policies.