Overview

• Video captured by NBC Washington shows officers in police and Homeland Security vests wrestling a man to the ground near the African American History Museum, then placing him in an unmarked vehicle as he pleaded in Spanish.
• DHS said the man is David Perez-Teofani and described him as an illegal alien from Mexico previously arrested in Fairfax County in 2024 for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13.
• Federal officials said he had a final order of removal, returned voluntarily twice, and had illegally entered the United States three times.
• NBC Washington reported that D.C. police had not responded to questions about the stop and that ICE said it was looking into the matter without providing additional details.
• National Guard troops were visible nearby during the detention, reflecting the recent federal deployment to Washington that the city’s attorney general is challenging in court.