Twice-Deported Salvadoran, 46, Charged in Virginia Rape Case as ICE Seeks Transfer
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Twice-Deported Salvadoran, 46, Charged in Virginia Rape Case as ICE Seeks Transfer
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Summary
June 30 brought rape and abduction charges against Juan Arevalo Mendez, 46, after Fairfax County detectives tied him to an alleged September 2025 sexual assault in Bailey's Crossroads.
ICE lodged a detainer the same day and DHS urged Fairfax County to hand him to federal custody if he becomes eligible for release; he is now held without bond.
DHS said Arevalo Mendez was deported in 2003 and 2014 after losing lawful permanent resident status, then reentered illegally again at an unknown time and place.
His record, according to DHS, includes convictions for assault, aggravated assault, drug possession, destruction of property, illegal reentry, obstructing justice and making a false report.
The case follows a separate January arrest after a high-speed I-495 pursuit, but prosecutors said that earlier abduction case was dropped when the accuser recanted and it was unrelated to the current September 2025 allegations.