Illegal Alien, Released by Biden Admin, to Face Murder Charge After Killing Infant Sister [WATCH]

An illegal migrant who was allowed to remain in the United States under two Democrat administrations will face murder charges after allegedly strangling his eight-month-old sister in Leesburg, Virginia, as reported by The Independent Journal Review.

The Leesburg Police Department announced Tuesday that the infant, who had been hospitalized in critical condition, died from her injuries. Police arrested 24-year-old Alvaro Mejia Ayala on September 17 and initially charged him with felony strangulation.

Meet Alvaro Mejia-Ayala, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, entered US as a family unit in 2016, was released into our country by Obama admin. October 17, 2024, then Biden admin. decided to dismiss his immigration case, allowing him to indefinitely remain in US illegally. pic.twitter.com/xn3zGhp4Ps

— ️Applebutt Investigations (Viktoriana) (@8102ops) September 23, 2025

Authorities confirmed that additional charges, including murder, will be filed following forensic review.

“Despite immediate and extensive life-saving efforts by first responders and expert medical personnel, the child succumbed to injuries just after midnight this morning,” Leesburg Police Chief Thea Pirnat said.

“Additional charges, including murder, will be filed following the return of forensic results in a case review.”

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Pirnat emphasized the intentional nature of the attack.

“Let me be clear, this was not an accident. A child was murdered in a deliberate act. Leesburg Police Department and our criminal justice partners are fully committed to ensuring that the person responsible is held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” she said.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Mejia Ayala is a foreign national who entered the U.S. unlawfully in 2016 as a minor. The Obama administration released him into the country at that time.

In October 2024, the Biden administration dismissed his immigration case, effectively allowing him to remain unlawfully in the country indefinitely.

DHS confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a detainer for Mejia Ayala, requesting custody once his criminal proceedings conclude.

This is not the first time Mejia Ayala has been arrested. DHS reported that he was previously taken into custody for reckless driving in 2024, but was released by local authorities before ICE could lodge a detainer.

Court documents obtained by FOX 5 stated that Mejia Ayala called a friend on the day of the incident and allegedly confessed that he had been “playing with his sister and may have killed her.” Responding officers later found the infant unresponsive in the family’s apartment with a charging cord wrapped around her neck.

Mejia Ayala allegedly fled the scene before law enforcement arrived but was arrested several hours later a few blocks away. He is being held without bond.

Illegal immigrant Alvaro Mejia Ayala is charged with murder and strangulation of 8 yr. old girl in Virginia
ICE says he’s here illegally & police arrested him for reckless driving 2024, but we’re told police released him before ICE could lodge a detainer. https://t.co/Do2vbACqja pic.twitter.com/mg3XGdhn8P

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) September 23, 2025

Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the crime in a statement. “What kind of sick monster strangles a defenseless, innocent baby girl with a charging cord?

This barbarism has no place in the U.S. President Trump and Secretary Noem have been clear: criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States.”

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