Illegal Migrant Accused Of Strangling Infant Released Under Obama, Dismissed By Biden

Federal 🛂Immigration authorities are seeking custody of a “sick monster” accused of strangling an infant baby nearly to death.

🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Alvaro Mejia-Ayala, a 23-year-old illegal migrant arrested in Loudon County, Virginia, for allegedly wrapping a charging cord around his baby sister and nearly killing her, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Prior administrations released Mejia-Ayala into the U.S. and allowed him to remain indefinitely before his alleged assault.

“What kind of sick monster strangles a defenseless, innocent baby girl with a charging cord? This barbarism has no place in the U.S.,” Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a public statement.

“ICE lodged an 🛂Immigration detainer to ensure this heinous criminal is not released on U.S. streets,” McLaughlin continued. “President Trump and Secretary Noem have been clear: criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States. We pray for this precious baby.”

Alvaro Mejia-Ayala. DHS image.

The illegal migrant first entered the U.S. as a family unit in 2016 and was released into the interior of the country by the Obama administration, according to DHS. The Biden administration — which oversaw