Another illegal immigrant is accused of a violent crime in the sanctuary state of Virginia.
This time, a Guatemalan illegal immigrant, Luzvin Orvando Garcia Moran, 28, allegedly approached a woman while she was waiting for her rideshare Sunday morning in Arlington before trying to rape her, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday. When she initially tried to walk away, Moran allegedly followed the victim before grabbing her and shoving her into a wall, according to ABC7.
Moran then allegedly assaulted the woman before she was able to break free, according to the report. The illegal immigrant then caught up to her and continued to attack.
Good samaritans helped the woman and called the police, according to ABC7. Moran allegedly tried to run, but was eventually nabbed by authorities.
At the time of the attack, Moran had at least 25 prior charges dating back to 2020 that included nine counts of being intoxicated in public, assault and battery, disorderly conduct, attempting to disarm a law enforcement officer, and several probation violations, DHS said.
He also initially snuck into the country as a gotaway, meaning he ran past border authorities without getting caught, according to DHS.
Now, the Trump administration is calling on Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and other sanctuary politicians in the state to not release Moran.
Spanberger, however, has signaled that ICE detainers aren’t enough for local authorities to cooperate and that federal immigration agents would need a warrant signed by a judge in such cases. Upon taking office, she ended an agreement allowing state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
Since then, the state has seen a string of crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
Last week, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador was found guilty of groping multiple girls at a high school he attended in Fairfax County.
Authorities in Fairfax County have also seen three murders tied to illegal immigrant offenders in recent months.
“Virginia’s sanctuary policies allowed this illegal alien to go on a crime spree,” Acting Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said of the latest case. “Despite prior arrests by law enforcement, this criminal was released from jail multiple times before he went on to commit this attempted heinous rape.”
“We are calling on Arlington County sanctuary politicians and Governor Abigail Spanberger to commit to not releasing this criminal from jail back into our communities,” Bis said. “How many more times must they release criminals into our neighborhoods to create more innocent victims?”
Moran was charged with attempted rape, abduction with intent to defile, and assault and battery, according to ABC7. He is being held without bond.
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