A Bolivian illegal migrant was arrested in Virginia by ICE officials after a succession of alleged sex crimes against children.

According to the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Washington, D.C., 36-year-old Jose Fabricio Veizaga-Vargas was apprehended in Annandale, Virginia, Aug. 19.

Fox News confirmed the migrant from Bolivia illegally entered the U.S. through Texas in April 2023, where he was caught and released. ERO noted Veizaga was given a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge at a later date.

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The ERO said the 36-year-old was classified a convicted sex offender after he assaulted a child in Virginia. 

“Jose Fabricio Veizaga-Vargas is a convicted sex offender who victimized a minor in Northern Virginia,” ERO Washington, D.C., Field Office Director Liana Castano said. “We cannot allow such an obvious danger to threaten the children of our community. ERO Washington, D.C., will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our Washington, D.C., and Virginia neighborhoods.”

He was also charged this month with seven counts of possession of child porn and possession of obscene material with a minor.

A local jurisdiction refused to honor three immigration detainers and released a convicted sex offender from custody. (Enforcement and Removal Operations)

Following his conviction, he was sentenced to six months in jail, but the court suspended his sentence, according to ERO.

Later that day, the ERO said the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center refused to honor an immigration detainer and released Veizaga from custody without notifying it.

Fairfax County Police arrested Veizaga Aug. 15 and charged him with seven counts of felony possession of child pornography and felony possession of obscene material with a minor. 

ERO Washington, D.C., again filed an immigration detainer against Veizaga at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center after this arrest, but officials refused to honor it and released him once again. 

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On Aug. 19, officers with ERO Washington, D.C.’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Veizaga in Annandale. 

ERO Washington, D.C., served Veizaga with a notice of custody determination, and he remains in its custody. 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters July 6, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Washinton, D.C., is considered a “sanctuary” jurisdiction, which, by policy, does not cooperate with ICE detainers. 

When ICE believes a removable illegal immigrant has been arrested on criminal charges, it will file a detainer, a request that ICE be notified before the immigrant is released from custody.

However, sanctuary jurisdictions generally do not honor detainers, sometimes arguing it is not their responsibility and that doing so has a chilling effect on relations between immigrants and the community.

“When law enforcement agencies fail to honor immigration detainers and release serious criminal offenders onto the streets, it undermines ICE’s ability to protect public safety and carry out its mission,” ICE’s website warns.

Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for comment. 

Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

A House committee released data this week depicting what its Republican chairwoman called a failure by Columbia University to properly discipline students involved in antisemitic unrest earlier this year, as panel members called out the “blatant inaction.”

Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, who heads up the House Education and Workforce Committee, and panel member Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., separately called the New York City college’s leaders spineless and accused them of giving dangerous behavior a free pass.

“The failure of Columbia’s invertebrate administration to hold accountable students who violate university rules and break the law is disgraceful and unacceptable,” Foxx said in a statement.

Foxx noted that in the approximately four months since the “takeover of Hamilton Hall,” the majority of students involved remain in good academic standing.

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In remarks to Fox News Digital, Foxx added that Columbia’s actions therefore “only encourages more of the chaos.”

“You can’t leave bad behavior unpunished and then expect good behavior instead. Columbia’s refusal to hold student perpetrators accountable … puts Jewish students, faculty, and staff at risk as they head back to campus,” she said.

Bean added the school made clear via the statistics in the committee’s report that “pro-terrorist students can break the rules and get off scot-free.”

“The university’s failure to hold these students accountable for spewing hatred against the Jewish community and brutalizing Jewish students is unacceptable,” he said.

Bean blasted the school’s leadership, saying that by doing little or nothing to punish the students, they’ve given a pass to those who should be expelled or prosecuted.

Meanwhile, Foxx suggested the Morningside Heights institution gave students a “get out of jail free card.”

She went on to say no one who burglarizes campus property or creates an environment of bigotry should be given even a “single degree of latitude.”

“The university’s willingness to do just that is reprehensible,” said Foxx, who represents the Great Smoky Mountains region.

Fox News Digital also reached out to the top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, for his take on the report.

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House Education Committee leaders Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Robert “Bobby” Scott, D-VA, speak during a hearing. Scott did not respond to Fox News’ inquiry on the committee’s report on Columbia University students involved in the antisemitic protests earlier this year. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Foxx said Columbia had pledged to expel students who had occupied Hamilton Hall, and said the fact many participants in the chaos remain in academic good-standing is disconcerting.

Data from a chart listing dates with corresponding campus incidents and numbers of students involved in each appeared to bear out Foxx’s claim.

On April 30, 22 students were arrested after taking over Hamilton Hall. Eighteen remain in good standing, three were suspended and one was put on probation.

All 27 students arrested off campus on May 1 saw their scholastic cases closed due to “insufficient evidence,” and 29 of 35 students who had been placed on interim suspension on April 29 had their punishments lifted.

Peterson said his new online academy will be an alternative to traditional universities, which he described as having become “demented” due to leftist ideology. (Peter Gerber)

A handful of the more than 30 students who camped-out during an alumni weekend were put on conditional disciplinary probation, according to Foxx’s report.

Two students who, on April 20, were accused of helping “non-affiliates” enter Jerome Green Hall and “endangered other students” also remain in good standing.

In response to the report, a Columbia University spokesperson said the school remains committed to combating antisemitism and all forms of discrimination.

“[We remain committed to] taking sustained, concrete action toward a campus where everyone in our community feels valued and is able to thrive,” the spokesperson said.

“Following the disruptions of the last academic year, Columbia immediately began disciplinary processes, including with immediate suspensions. The disciplinary process is ongoing for many students involved in these disruptions, including some of those who were arrested, and we have been working to expedite the process for this large volume of violations.”

Former combat veteran and incumbent Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., won the Republican primary to defend his seat in Florida’s 7th Congressional District Tuesday night. 

Mills, who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, has represented the seat since 2023. The veteran received a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after being injured twice while overseas.

The Republican congressman was a staunch former President Trump supporter throughout his first term, standing with Trump in Manhattan criminal court in May as the former president faced 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

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Mills defended his seat against veteran and Republican challenger Mike Johnson.

Johnson served in the military for 30 years, joining the Army during the Vietnam War. 

Before launching a bid for the House, Johnson ran for the Florida Senate in 2022.