By An El Salvadoran man living illegally in the United States, who was convicted of sexual battery against a Virginia woman, was arrested last week, authorities reported. Joe Alfredo Maldonado was taken into custody by deportation officers on May 14 in Manassas, Virginia, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Joe Alfredo Maldonado’s brutal actions have proven him to be a significant threat to the residents of our Virginia communities,” said ERO Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Liana Castano. “We cannot allow violent criminals to victimize our neighborhoods.”
Maldonado entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official, ICE stated. He was first arrested by the Prince William County Police Department on April 19, 2014, for driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor for which he was convicted in July 2014 and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
In a more serious incident, Maldonado was arrested on April 25, 2020, by Prince William police for felony forcible sodomy, involving force or threat, on a victim aged 13 or older. He was convicted in January 2021 and sentenced to 364 days in jail.
Immigration authorities attempted to lodge a detainer request with the Prince William County Adult Detention Center in April 2020, but Maldonado was released before it could be submitted. He is now being held by ICE pending deportation proceedings.
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