U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a 26-year-old Honduran national, Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 2, 2025, after local authorities dismissed charges against him, including child abduction and home invasion, according to an ICE news release.
The arrest took place in Washington, D.C., under the direction of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C., Field Office Director Russell Hott.
“Though the court saw fit to drop his most recent charges, Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez has been convicted of numerous crimes in Virginia and represents a calamitous hazard to our Virginia residents,” Hott stated.
Baquedano-Rodriguez faced charges such as abduction with intent to defile and burglary with intent to commit murder, rape, or other crimes.
“Every one of his convictions represents another one of our neighbors that Baquedano-Rodriguez has victimized. ICE Washington D.C. will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien offenders from our Washington, D.C. and Virginia communities,” Hott added.
ICE reported that Baquedano-Rodriguez was first apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol on August 25, 2018, after illegally crossing into the U.S. near Yuma, Arizona. He was released on an immigration bond by a DOJ immigration judge in Eloy, Arizona, on January 22, 2019.