ARLINGTON, VA – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended an illegal alien from Guatemala in late October who was reportedly residing within a sanctuary county inside of Virginia. The alien in question reportedly hosted a sizeable criminal history ranging from breaking and entering to phony documents charges.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents operating out of the Washington, D.C. field office took 45-year-old Edgar Bernabe Estrada into custody on October 20th in Arlington. Estrada, who illegally entered the country at an unknown date and location, has a prior conviction of breaking and entering as well as past criminal charges for manufacture/sale or possession of a fictitious operator’s license, and larceny.
The illegal alien from Guatemala’s criminal history in the United States dates back to the early 2000s, which between April 2000 and July 2001, Estrada was arrested for the aforementioned charges and was eventually convicted of the breaking and entering charge which led to him being sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
Estrada happened to be residing within Arlington County at the time of his apprehension, which the county board voted to limit local police collaboration with ICE this past May. Arlington County Board Member Julius Spain said of the decision at the time, “This is about public safety,” after voting to remove Sections 7 and 8 of the county’s Trust Policy which allowed local law enforcement to notify ICE whenever illegal aliens were arrested for serious offenses like terrorism and human trafficking.
ICE ERO Washington, D.C.’s field office director, Russ Hott, issued a statement in light of Estrada’s late October apprehension, saying, “Edgar Bernabe Estrada illegally entered the United States and has been arrested several times by local law enforcement. Most recently, he broke into someone’s residence with the intention of committing a felony.”
Director Hott emphasized that ICE “will continue our efforts to prioritize public safety of our communities by arresting and removing criminal alien offenders from our streets,” adding that the agency is “committed to our mission of enforcing U.S. immigration laws throughout Virginia and the District, even in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with ICE.”
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents operating out of the Washington, D.C. field office took 45-year-old Edgar Bernabe Estrada into custody on October 20th in Arlington. Estrada, who illegally entered the country at an unknown date and location, has a prior conviction of breaking and entering as well as past criminal charges for manufacture/sale or possession of a fictitious operator’s license, and larceny.
The illegal alien from Guatemala’s criminal history in the United States dates back to the early 2000s, which between April 2000 and July 2001, Estrada was arrested for the aforementioned charges and was eventually convicted of the breaking and entering charge which led to him being sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
Estrada happened to be residing within Arlington County at the time of his apprehension, which the county board voted to limit local police collaboration with ICE this past May. Arlington County Board Member Julius Spain said of the decision at the time, “This is about public safety,” after voting to remove Sections 7 and 8 of the county’s Trust Policy which allowed local law enforcement to notify ICE whenever illegal aliens were arrested for serious offenses like terrorism and human trafficking.
ICE ERO Washington, D.C.’s field office director, Russ Hott, issued a statement in light of Estrada’s late October apprehension, saying, “Edgar Bernabe Estrada illegally entered the United States and has been arrested several times by local law enforcement. Most recently, he broke into someone’s residence with the intention of committing a felony.”
Director Hott emphasized that ICE “will continue our efforts to prioritize public safety of our communities by arresting and removing criminal alien offenders from our streets,” adding that the agency is “committed to our mission of enforcing U.S. immigration laws throughout Virginia and the District, even in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with ICE.”
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Comments
2025-11-06T18:12-0500 | Comment by: Lanette
Why is it that cities, counties and states can decide which laws they follow and which ones they do not? If a person (especially white males) did that, they would go straight to PRISON! And that is where the governor, mayor, city council and any others who made those decisions should go: PRISON!
2025-11-06T18:15-0500 | Comment by: Raconteur
So, having local cops keep the arrests of illegal alien terrorists, human smugglers, murderers and rapists from ICE, is somehow keeping the local community safe. Sorry, I fail to see the logic in that stupidity.
2025-11-06T19:02-0500 | Comment by: Dona
I agree with both of the previous comments here - I also wonder how many other worse charges other than breaking and entering to phony documents that this illegal has NOT been caught committing. These are obviously just the known ones they COULD detain him on.
2025-11-06T19:34-0500 | Comment by: James
About public safety my ass! This harboring of criminals has to STOP! Start arresting these criminals helping criminals!