Marvin Mateo-Alberto was taken into custody by officers from multiple agencies. (ICE)
In April 2006, a Justice Department judge ordered that Mateo-Alberto be removed from the United States.
Despite that, Mateo-Alberto was arrested in January by the Fairfax County Police Department and charged with incest with a 13-to-17-year-old child and aggravated sexual battery: parent with a 13-to-17-year-old child, the release notes, resulting in ICE lodging a detainer against him with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
However, the release notes, the county detention center did not honor the ICE detainer and released Mateo-Alberto 15 days after his arrest.
Fairfax County has "not designated" itself "as a sanctuary county," according to the county’s website, adding that it "complies to the fullest extent required by federal, state or local law with any law enforcement agency requesting criminal law enforcement assistance."
However, the website also notes its official policy is that it "does not and will not enforce civil federal immigration laws."
An ICE detainer against Marvin Mateo-Alberto was not honored by the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. (ICE)
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"Marvin Mateo-Alberto stands accused of some very appalling and disturbing crimes and represents a threat to the children of our Virginia communities," ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C., Field Office Director Russell Hott said.
"We cannot in good conscience allow Mr. Mateo to continue to potentially threaten other children in our neighborhoods. ICE Washington, D.C. will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien threats from our streets."
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