ICE Washington, D.C. arrests illegal Salvadoran national who sexually assaulted Virginia resident

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Salvadoran national convicted of sexually assaulting a Virginia resident when officers with ICE Washington, D.C. arrested Nicolas Alberto Hernandez-Lopez, 46, Jan. 15 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

“Nicolas Alberto Hernandez-Lopez illegally reentered the United States, and then victimized a resident of our Virginia community. This is not something that the officers of ICE Washington, D.C. will tolerate,” said ICE Enforcement and removal Operations Washington, D.C. acting Field Office Director Patrick Divver. “We will continue our mission of arresting public safety threats and removing egregious alien offenders from our Washington, D.C. and Virginia neighborhoods.”

Hernandez-Lopez lawfully entered the U.S. and later violated the terms of his lawful admission.

Officials in Fairfax County, Virginia convicted Hernandez-Lopez of second-degree sexual assault March 7, 2019, and sentenced him to prison.

Officers with ICE arrested Hernandez-Lopez April 7, 2023, and served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge. The immigration judge ordered Hernandez-Lopez removed from the U.S. on May 23, 2023, and ICE officers removed Hernandez-Lopez to El Salvador June 9, 2023.

Hernandez-Lopez unlawfully re-entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.

Officers with ICE Washington, D.C. arrested Hernandez-Lopes January 15 in Fairfax County, Virginia. He remains in ICE custody.

Members of the public with information regarding child sex offenders can report crimes or suspicious activity by dialing the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

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