Suburban Mom? Try Wanted Murderer Tied To One Of The Deadliest Gangs

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) swept up a woman believed to be an MS-13 killer, who was hiding in a Washington, D.C., suburb.

Idalia Isabel Morales-Mejia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was wanted in her home country over charges of aggravated homicide and illicit associations before she was nabbed, according to ICE. Authorities in El Salvador notified ICE in February that they believed Morales-Mejia was in Northern Virginia.

The Salvadoran woman was charged with her alleged crimes in 2013, ICE said.

Once ICE officers learned of her possible presence in the area, they began looking for her. They eventually caught her in Woodbridge.

On March 12, ICE arrested her in Woodbridge, the agency said.

“Idalia Isabel Morales-Mejia is not only a known associate of the notorious MS-13 transnational criminal organization, but she apparently attempted to flee justice in her native country by illegally residing in Virginia,” ICE Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Robert Guadian said in a statement Thursday.

Guadian took aim at some members of the media who have criticized ICE for arresting illegal immigrants who lack any rap sheets. The ICE official said the narrative is all wrong.

“The media would consider her to be a ‘non-criminal’ because she has no known criminal history in the United States — despite the fact that she is facing charges for aggravated homicide in El Salvador. ICE Washington, D.C. will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien offenders from our Washington, D.C. and Virginia communities,” Guadian said.

Morales-Mejia entered the United States as what’s known as a gotaway, meaning she crossed the border illegally without facing apprehension, ICE said. It is not known when exactly she entered the country.

Virginia has become a hub for illegal immigrant crime.

Another illegal immigrant from El Salvador, who was convicted of groping multiple female students at a Virginia high school, was sentenced Tuesday to just 360 days behind bars and two years of probation, according to 7News.

A Guatemalan illegal immigrant, Luzvin Orvando Garcia Moran, 28, allegedly tried to rape a woman as she was waiting for her rideshare in Arlington, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday.

Fairfax County, which notoriously operates as a sanctuary jurisdiction, has seen three murders tied to illegal immigrant suspects in 2026.

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— Nick Minock (@NickMinock) April 22, 2026

Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has faced some of the blame after ending agreements between local authorities and ICE.

In a recent interview with 7News, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called out Spanberger over the lack of “cooperation.”

“If we want to combat crime, which every law enforcement agency and every judge and every elected official should honestly all be on the side of fighting crime and making our streets safe, and we’re not seeing that under the current leadership,” Mullin said.