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Undocumented Immigrant Arrested at U.S. Capitol Facing Deportation

Previously Released by Border Patrol, Venezuelan National Now in ICE Custody After Capitol Arrest

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An illegal immigrant who had been previously detained and released was taken into custody again, this time last week near the U.S. Capitol. He was in possession of a machete, officials said. Pictured is a bush-clearing machete with a carbon steel blade. (Photo: Marekuliasz/ iStock/Getty Images)
US Capitol Police arrest a suspect who parked a vehicle outside Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2021. - Police identified the man as Dale Paul Melvin, 55, of Kimball, Michigan. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Jose Leonardo Marquez-Marquez, a 23-year-old undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on December 26, 2023, carrying a machete, a butcher’s knife, and a brick.
  • Marquez-Marquez was previously arrested by border patrol agents on August 21, 2022, near El Paso, Texas, but was released the following day due to lack of detention capacity.
  • He reported to ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Washington, D.C. on October 5, 2023, and was issued a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.
  • Following his arrest at the Capitol, Marquez-Marquez was transferred into the custody of ICE ERO and is currently facing removal proceedings.
  • There is currently no evidence to suggest that Marquez-Marquez was targeting members of Congress.