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New York Post
06-05-2025
- New York Post
ICE nabs migrant in Va. after officials drop child-abduction charges against him: ‘Calamitous hazard'
A criminal migrant who illegally crossed into the US from Honduras was nabbed by ICE agents last week when Virginian authorities abruptly dropped attempted-child-abduction charges against him. Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, was taken into federal custody Friday — soon after a Fairfax County judge refused to sign off on his guilty-plea deal tied to the June 2023 kiddie-abduction ordeal, with the jurist citing evidence issues. The doomed deal forced prosecutors to ultimately dismiss the charges against the previously accused flasher and convicted violent thief. Advertisement 'Though the court saw fit to drop his most recent charges, Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez has been convicted of numerous crimes in Virginia and represents a calamitous hazard to our Virginia residents,' said Russell Hott, director of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations' Washington, DC, field office, in a statement. Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, was taken into federal custody Friday after Virginian authorities abruptly dropped attempted-child-abduction charges against him. I.C.E. Baquedano-Rodriguez, who already has a lengthy rap sheet in the US, had been accused of trying to snatch a 4-year-old girl from her bed in a violent home invasion. Advertisement He was hit with charges of abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary: entering a house to murder, rape, after prints found of the little girl's window matched his. Still, the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Office dropped the charges late last week after a judge declined to accept a plea deal, which would have seen Baquedano-Rodriguez cop to the crime in exchange for a two-year sentence, NBC4 reported. Baquedano-Rodriguez, who already has a lengthy rap sheet in the US, had been accused of trying to snatch a 4-year-old girl from her bed in a violent home invasion. AP 'The allegations in this case are deeply concerning,' a rep for the attorney's office said. Advertisement 'Unfortunately, there were multiple evidentiary issues with this case, and when the judge was presented with these facts, she declined to accept the plea agreement, which we viewed as the best opportunity for accountability. We are disappointed in the judge's decision.' Baquedano-Rodriguez was first nabbed by Border Patrol agents in August 2018 when he illegally crossed into the US near Yuma, Ariz., ICE said. A federal judge in Arizona eventually released him on an immigration bond in January 2019, which kickstarted his crime spree in the US. It is unclear what his immigration status was over the years, but in 2021, Baquedano-Rodriguez was arrested and charged with three counts of indecent liberties: expose genitals to child and indecent exposure. Advertisement The next year, he was arrested and convicted in Fairfax County of entering property with intent to damage, petit larceny: less than $1,000 and entering property with intent to damage. He landed an 18-month prison sentence for the crimes. In 2022, he also was convicted of disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sentenced to 12 months behind bars for each crime. In 2023, the migrant was convicted of entering property with intent to damage and sentenced to 12 months in prison. That same year, he was charged and convicted in the June 2023 attempted child abduction. 'Every one of his convictions represents another one of our neighbors that Baquedano-Rodriguez has victimized,' Hott said. After the migrant's arrest over the alleged attempted abduction, an immigration judge ordered he be booted back to his native Honduras. He remains in ICE custody pending his removal, the feds said. Advertisement 'Protecting Virginians has been a top priority of our administration since day one, and it should be a priority for every leader at the federal, state and local level,' Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said. 'That's exactly why the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force is so important. I'm grateful to our law enforcement officers at every level for working hard to keep Virginians and Americans safe, and I'll always stand with them.'
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Charges dropped for man suspected in 4-year-old's attempted abduction
The Brief Officials say "evidentiary issues" are to blame for dropped charges against a Honduran migrant accused of attempted abduction. Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez was accused in 2023 for trying to abduct a 4-year-old girl. Baquedano-Rodriguez was release and is currently in ICE custody. ANNANDALE, Va. - Charges have been dropped against a Honduran illegal immigrant who was accused of trying to abduct a four-year-old girl nearly two years ago. What we know Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney dropped charges against 24-year-old Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez. "Unfortunately, serious evidentiary issues forced prosecutors to seek accountability via plea agreement," said the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney's Office. "We are disappointed with the judge's decision to reject what we viewed as the best outcome available." FOX 5 has learned that Baquedano-Rodriguez is in ICE custody and the agency is issuing a final order of removal to deport Baquedano-Rodriguez back to Honduras. The backstory On June 15, 2023, Fairfax County Police responded to a home in the 7500 block of Little River Turnpike after receiving a call reporting a burglary and an attempted abduction of a child. When they arrived, the 4-year-old's mother said she woke up when she heard her daughter crying and saw the window in her room had been opened. The child told her mother someone grabbed her and then ran away. Investigators say a fingerprint led them to Baquedano-Rodriguez who was arrested the following day. ICE officials said Baquedano-Rodriguez is a national of Honduras and described him as an "unlawfully present noncitizen." They say he was first encountered by U.S. Border Patrol in Yuma, Arizona on August 25, 2018. "I'm traumatized to be quite honest with you. She is 4 years old," the victim's mother told FOX 5 in 2023. "It's not that she's not comfortable, but you can tell there are signs of trauma that's left behind from this, and I'm going to have to get her some type of counseling as well as myself." The Source This story includes information from the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney's Office as well as previous FOX 5 DC reporting.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
ICE nabs illegal migrant after blue city authorities drop home invasion, child abduction charges
An illegally present Honduran national was nabbed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after they said local authorities dropped a series of his charges, which included child abduction and home invasion. Agents with ICE in Washington, D.C., arrested Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 2, officials said in a news release. "Though the court saw fit to drop his most recent charges, Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez has been convicted of numerous crimes in Virginia and represents a calamitous hazard to our Virginia residents," said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C., Field Office Director Russell Hott. Officials said his charges include abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary, entering a house to murder, rape, etc. Fairfax County, Va., Repeatedly Released Honduran Charged With Sex Crimes, Ignored Ice Detainer Request: Feds "Every one of his convictions represents another one of our neighbors that Baquedano-Rodriguez has victimized. 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," Hott said. Read On The Fox News App ICE officials said Baquedano-Rodriguez was first arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Aug. 25, 2018, after he illegally entered the United States near Yuma, Arizona. Baquedano-Rodriguez was then released on an immigration bond by a DOJ immigration judge in Eloy, Arizona, on Jan. 22, 2019. Fairfax County police arrested Baquedano-Rodriguez on Nov. 9, 2021, and charged him with three counts of indecent liberties, including exposing genitals to child and indecent exposure. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said his administration's top priority is "protecting Virginians." "Protecting Virginians has been a top priority of our administration since day one, and it should be a priority for every leader at the federal, state and local level," Youngkin said. "That's exactly why the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force is so important. I'm grateful to our law enforcement officers at every level for working hard to keep Virginians and Americans safe, and I'll always stand with them." Illegal Immigrant Released By Biden Admin Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Of Georgia Grandmother Homeland Security also confirmed the arrest and said Baquedano-Rodriguez remains in ICE custody. "MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN: @ICEgov arrested Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, an illegal alien, after a Fairfax County court dropped charges for abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary. This child sexual predator will remain in ICE custody pending his removal," the department shared in a post on X. Officials said Baquedano-Rodriguez was convicted in September 2022 of entering property with intent to damage by a Fairfax County General District Court and sentenced to 18 months in prison and imposed restitution. Less than two weeks later, officials said the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court convicted him of disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and he was sentenced to 12 months in prison for each conviction. Baquedano-Rodriguez was convicted again, officials said, in March 2023 of entering property with intent to damage by Fairfax County General District Court and sentenced to 12 months in prison. Then, in June 2024, officials said a DOJ immigration judge in Annandale, Virginia, ordered Baquedano-Rodriguez removed from the United States to Honduras. Twice-arrested Honduran Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Sex Crimes Apprehended A Third Time On May 2, 2025, the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court dismissed Baquedano-Rodriguez's charges for abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary: entering a house to murder, rape, etc. However, later that day, officers with ICE Washington D.C. arrested him in Fairfax, Virginia, and served him with a warrant of removal. Baquedano-Rodriguez remains in ICE custody. This was not the first time a Honduran national with a criminal background was released by Fairfax County officials. Last April, Fairfax County repeatedly released a Honduran national charged with sex crimes and ignored an ICE detainer request. Immigration officials arrested the 30-year-old Honduran national at his residence in Bladensburg, Maryland, on April 15, after Fairfax County twice released him. "This Honduran noncitizen stands accused of some very serious crimes and represented a threat to the children of the Washington, D.C. area," ICE said. "When local jurisdictions have policies in place which prohibit them from cooperating with ICE ERO and from honoring our lawfully issued detainers and administrative warrants, they put the suspects, law enforcement officers, and most importantly, the members of our local communities at risk." ICE said that it was unknown when and where exactly the Honduran national originally entered the U.S. The agency said the man was arrested and released multiple times on charges of sex crimes with a child. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to continue to "keep fighting every day" to secure the border. "100 days ago, I took an oath to serve this country as Secretary of Homeland Security. I will continue fighting every day alongside President Donald Trump to secure our border and keep American communities safe. This is just the beginning of the Golden Age of America. God bless this great country," Noem wrote in a post on X. Fox News' Stephen Sorace and Bill Melugin contributed to this report. Original article source: ICE nabs illegal migrant after blue city authorities drop home invasion, child abduction charges
Fox News
06-05-2025
- Fox News
ICE nabs illegal migrant after blue city court drops home invasion, child abduction charges
An illegally present Honduran national was nabbed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after they said local authorities dropped a series of his charges, which included child abduction and home invasion. Agents with ICE in Washington, D.C., arrested Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 2, officials said in a news release. "Though the court saw fit to drop his most recent charges, Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez has been convicted of numerous crimes in Virginia and represents a calamitous hazard to our Virginia residents," said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C., Field Office Director Russell Hott. Officials said his charges include abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary, entering a house to murder, rape, etc. "Every one of his convictions represents another one of our neighbors that Baquedano-Rodriguez has victimized. 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," Hott said. ICE officials said Baquedano-Rodriguez was first arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Aug. 25, 2018, after he illegally entered the United States near Yuma, Arizona. Baquedano-Rodriguez was then released on an immigration bond by a DOJ immigration judge in Eloy, Arizona, on Jan. 22, 2019. Fairfax County police arrested Baquedano-Rodriguez on Nov. 9, 2021, and charged him with three counts of indecent liberties, including exposing genitals to child and indecent exposure. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said his administration's top priority is "protecting Virginians." "Protecting Virginians has been a top priority of our administration since day one, and it should be a priority for every leader at the federal, state and local level," Youngkin said. "That's exactly why the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force is so important. I'm grateful to our law enforcement officers at every level for working hard to keep Virginians and Americans safe, and I'll always stand with them." Homeland Security also confirmed the arrest and said Baquedano-Rodriguez remains in ICE custody. "MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN: @ICEgov arrested Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, an illegal alien, after a Fairfax County court dropped charges for abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary. This child sexual predator will remain in ICE custody pending his removal," the department shared in a post on X. Officials said Baquedano-Rodriguez was convicted in September 2022 of entering property with intent to damage by a Fairfax County General District Court and sentenced to 18 months in prison and imposed restitution. Less than two weeks later, officials said the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court convicted him of disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and he was sentenced to 12 months in prison for each conviction. Baquedano-Rodriguez was convicted again, officials said, in March 2023 of entering property with intent to damage by Fairfax County General District Court and sentenced to 12 months in prison. Then, in June 2024, officials said a DOJ immigration judge in Annandale, Virginia, ordered Baquedano-Rodriguez removed from the United States to Honduras. On May 2, 2025, the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court dismissed Baquedano-Rodriguez's charges for abduction of a person with intent to defile and burglary: entering a house to murder, rape, etc. However, later that day, officers with ICE Washington D.C. arrested him in Fairfax, Virginia, and served him with a warrant of removal. Baquedano-Rodriguez remains in ICE custody. This was not the first time a Honduran national with a criminal background was released by Fairfax County officials. Last April, Fairfax County repeatedly released a Honduran national charged with sex crimes and ignored an ICE detainer request. Immigration officials arrested the 30-year-old Honduran national at his residence in Bladensburg, Maryland, on April 15, after Fairfax County twice released him. "This Honduran noncitizen stands accused of some very serious crimes and represented a threat to the children of the Washington, D.C. area," ICE said. "When local jurisdictions have policies in place which prohibit them from cooperating with ICE ERO and from honoring our lawfully issued detainers and administrative warrants, they put the suspects, law enforcement officers, and most importantly, the members of our local communities at risk." ICE said that it was unknown when and where exactly the Honduran national originally entered the U.S. The agency said the man was arrested and released multiple times on charges of sex crimes with a child. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to continue to "keep fighting every day" to secure the border. "100 days ago, I took an oath to serve this country as Secretary of Homeland Security. I will continue fighting every day alongside President Donald Trump to secure our border and keep American communities safe. This is just the beginning of the Golden Age of America. God bless this great country," Noem wrote in a post on X. Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to
