Overview
- The Espada Park attack on April 18 left a 3-year-old with bite wounds and two lost teeth, and bystanders held the alleged attacker until police arrived.
- San Antonio police arrested 24-year-old Atharva Vyas and charged him with aggravated assault and assault causing bodily injury, and he remains in Bexar County custody.
- ICE later identified Vyas and filed an immigration detainer, which is a request to hold or transfer a person to federal agents after local proceedings.
- DHS says Vyas entered on an F-1 student visa in August 2023, was arrested for a campus felony assault three months later, and had that visa revoked in April 2025.
- Acting DHS official Lauren Bis criticized earlier decisions not to act on his case, a dispute that could increase pressure on local jails over how they handle ICE detainers.