ICE Arrests Salvadoran MS-13 Homicide Suspect Hiding In Northern Virginia
ICE recently arrested a Salvadoran man accused of an MS-13 homicide while hiding in a Northern Virginia suburb, authorities said. Fox News reported the arrest but provided no additional details on the suspect's identity, the exact location, or the date of the capture. ICE did not immediately release further information about the investigation or charges, and it was not clear whether local prosecutors would pursue criminal cases in addition to immigration action.
MS-13, also called Mara Salvatrucha, is a transnational gang that authorities link to murders and other violent crimes in the United States and Central America. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increasingly targeted alleged gang members for arrest and removal as part of broader public-safety efforts, a shift officials say aims to disrupt violent networks.
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- ICE arrested Idalia Isabel Morales-Mejia, a Salvadoran national, in Woodbridge, Virginia, on March 12
- She is wanted in El Salvador on 2013 charges of aggravated homicide and illicit associations and is described as an MS-13 associate
- Salvadoran authorities tipped ICE through the Salvadoran Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force about her presence in Northern Virginia
- DHS officials say she entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown location and time and remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings
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