ICE Begs Virginia: Don't Release Child Predator Back to the Streets
Local officials released him once. Now ICE is begging them not to do it again.
Here's a story that perfectly captures everything wrong with sanctuary policies in one devastating package.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is practically begging Virginia officials, including Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), not to release a 20-year-old illegal alien accused of soliciting sexual content from children under 10 years old. His name is Angel David Rubio Marin. He crossed the border at an unknown date and location. He's been arrested twice.
And local officials already let him walk once.
The Perfect Storm of Policy Failure
Here's how this went down: In 2024, Rubio Marin was arrested in Prince William County on two counts of public masturbation. Normal people might think, "Okay, here's a guy who's in the country illegally committing sex crimes in public. Maybe we should hand him over to ICE."
But no. Local officials released him back into the community instead of turning him over to federal immigration agents.
You already know where this is going.
This week, Rubio Marin was arrested again in Culpeper, Virginia. This time the charges are worse: soliciting sexual content from at least three children under the age of 10. Police say he offered to pay them "Robux" (the digital currency used in the video game Roblox) in exchange for photos and videos.
Let that sink in. A grown man targeting elementary school kids with video game money.
"This Sicko Preyed on Innocent Children"
ICE isn't mincing words about what happened here. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Lauren Bis called Rubio Marin exactly what he is: "This sicko preyed on innocent children by offering to pay them in a video game currency in exchange for child pornography."
But here's the part that should make every parent in Virginia furious:
"This illegal alien was released from jail after an arrest for public masturbation. This case is a perfect example of why we need state and local cooperation with ICE. We are calling on Virginia sanctuary politicians and Governor Abigail Spanberger to commit to not releasing this child predator back into Virginia neighborhoods."
ICE has lodged a detainer against Rubio Marin. That means federal agents are formally asking local officials to hold him so they can take custody when his local case is resolved.
The question is: Will Virginia officials honor that detainer, or will they release him again?
The Sanctuary Policy Reality Check
Sanctuary policies aren't abstract political debates. They have real victims.
When local officials refuse to cooperate with ICE, they're not protecting "immigrant families" or "vulnerable communities." They're protecting people like Rubio Marin, who crossed our border illegally and then proceeded to commit sex crimes against children.
Twice.
After the first arrest for public masturbation, this should have been simple. Turn him over to ICE. Deport him. Done. Instead, Prince William County officials decided to release him back into the community where he could target more children.
Now we have at least three kids under 10 years old who were allegedly targeted by a predator who shouldn't have been here in the first place.
Where Are the Adults?
Gov. Spanberger ran as a moderate Democrat. She talks about public safety. She talks about protecting families. Here's her chance to prove it.
ICE is asking for cooperation to ensure a child predator doesn't get released back into Virginia neighborhoods. This shouldn't be a partisan issue. This shouldn't be complicated.
"No one wants this pedophile loose on American streets," Bis said in her statement. That should be true. But sanctuary policies suggest otherwise.
The Bigger Picture
Rubio Marin is what immigration experts call a "got-away." He crossed the U.S.-Mexico border at an unknown date and location and has been living in the shadows ever since. He's one of millions of people in this country illegally whose whereabouts and activities are completely unknown to authorities.
Until they commit crimes.
Until they target children.
Until local news outlets are forced to report on cases that never should have happened.
This is the cost of immigration policies that prioritize ideology over public safety. This is what happens when local officials refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. This is the predictable result of treating immigration law as optional.
The Simple Question
The Trump administration has made immigration enforcement a top priority. ICE agents are doing their jobs. They're asking for basic cooperation from local officials to protect American communities.
The question for Gov. Spanberger and every Virginia official involved in this case is simple: Are you going to help protect children from predators, or are you going to let sanctuary politics put kids at risk?
Because those are the only two options here.
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