‘Virginia father’ charged with murdering infant daughter is illegal alien, says DHS

A “Virginia father” charged with beating his infant daughter to death is a Guatemalan illegal immigrant who was let into the country under the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Local outlet WUSA9 reported Tuesday that 28-year-old “Virginia father” Misael Lopez Gomez was arrested Friday for allegedly killing his own daughter. According to the outlet, the three-month-old baby was found not breathing by Fairfax County Police. Officers administered CPR, but the infant was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be “blunt force trauma.”

Lopez Gomez is being charged with second-degree murder and felony child abuse causing serious injury, according to the Virginia Judiciary’s official website.

Though his immigration status is not listed on the judiciary website, DHS told Fox News that Lopez Gomez is a Guatemalan illegal alien who admitted in an interview to crossing the New Mexico border illegally in July 2023 during the Biden administration.

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Fox News is told ICE has lodged a detainer – request to hold – on Lopez Gomez with Fairfax County law enforcement.

This is the latest in a string of crimes committed by illegal immigrants in Fairfax County, the most populous county in Virginia and a major suburb of Washington, D.C. Fairfax County is considered a deep-blue Democratic stronghold.

DHS has been pressuring new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger to commit to having authorities honor ICE’s detainers against illegal immigrant criminals. 

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Despite being widely perceived as moderate during the election last year, since taking office, Spanberger has been criticized for the progressive policies she has pursued, which include an executive order barring law enforcement from cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced ICE had also lodged a detainer for another Guatemalan illegal alien in Fairfax County named Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy. Chavarria Muy was arrested by local authorities for second-degree murder in a machete stabbing incident.

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Before that, ICE also lodged a detainer for 18-year-old Israel Flores Ortiz, who is accused of sexual assault of a dozen female students at a Fairfax County high school.

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Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger’s office and Fairfax County officials for comment.