A Venezuelan illegal immigrant accused of a series of crimes was released multiple times by Virginia authorities despite requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to transfer him into their custody, the agency said.
ICE announced the arrest of Yohandri Roger Mosquera-Rosas, 30, on charges of malicious wounding, driving while intoxicated, hit and run and a series of firearms offenses. He was arrested by the ICE Special Response Team in Springfield, Virginia, on September 12.
Mosquera was released into the United States by border officials in October 2022. He was granted parole into the United States but violated the terms of his admission, the agency said.
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He was arrested by Fairfax County Police in January 2023 and charged with malicious wounding, reckless handling of a firearm, leaving a loaded firearm, endangering a child under 14, and using a firearm. in commission of a serious crime.
ICE issued a detainer, which is a request that the agency be notified when a suspected illegal immigrant is released from state or local custody so that they can be taken into federal custody. “Sanctuary” jurisdictions do not respect detention orders.
In this case, the arrest order was ignored and Mosquera was released. He was arrested in June on a weapons charge and was released before ICE could issue a detainer. He was arrested twice more in February 2024 and May 2024 for traffic violations, and ICE detainers were again ignored. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
“Yohandri Roger Mosquera-Rosas’ charges make him a significant threat to the residents of our Northern Virginia neighborhoods,” ERO Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Liana Castaño said in a statement. “Mosquera allegedly committed numerous firearms crimes, including one that apparently endangered a child. ERO Washington, DC will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by apprehending and removing egregious non-citizen criminals from our Washington, DC and communities. Virginia”.
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The announcement comes just as ICE revealed the number of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions who are in the agency’s non-detainee file.
The data says that, among those not detained, there are 425,431 convicted criminals and 222,141 with pending criminal charges.
In a statement accompanying the latter, ICE took aim at so-called “sanctuary” cities, which refuse to cooperate with federal authorities to deport criminal illegal immigrants.
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“ICE recognizes that some jurisdictions are concerned that cooperation with federal immigration officials will erode trust with immigrant communities and make it more difficult for local authorities to serve those populations. However, ‘sanctuary’ policies may end protecting dangerous criminals, who often victimize those same communities,” he said.
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He also highlighted DHS’s efforts to expel illegal immigrants: “From mid-May 2023 to the end of July 2024, DHS expelled or returned more than 893,600 people, including more than 138,300 people in family units. Most of “Everyone found on the southwest border over the past three years has been removed, returned or expelled.”
