Overview

• David Pérez-Teofani, a 36-year-old Mexican national, was detained August 20 near the Washington Monument by ICE with local officers.
• Video published by Telemundo 44 and NBC Washington shows him pleading in Spanish, attempting to run, being tackled by several officers, and taken to an unmarked vehicle.
• DHS and the White House say he previously entered the United States unlawfully three times and was subject to a final removal order.
• Fairfax County records show he was arrested on January 30, 2024 on aggravated sexual assault of a minor, but prosecutors withdrew the case in August 2024 after the complainant and family stopped cooperating.
• He remains in federal custody awaiting immigration proceedings, and officials have not said whether he will face new criminal charges or be deported; the arrest occurred during a wider D.C. security operation that includes National Guard deployments and reports of hundreds of arrests.