ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) -- An illegal immigrant is accused of trying to rape a woman in Arlington as she was waiting for a rideshare.
The Guatemalan national has a lengthy criminal history in Northern Virginia. He was released into the community even after a probation officer warned a judge about how dangerous he is.
According to the Arlington County Police Department (APD), Luzvin Orvando Garcia Moran attempted to rape a woman on April 12, just before 6 a.m. in Clarendon as she was waiting for a rideshare on Wilson Blvd.
Police say Garcia Moran started talking to her as she waited, and when the victim walked away, he followed, grabbed her, pushed her into a wall, and physically assaulted her.
The victim was able to get away, but Garcia Moran wasn't done. Police say he reapproached and assaulted her again.
When the victim yelled for help, two people reportedly came to her aid and called the police.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms Garcia Moran is illegally in the country from Guatemala.
He has at least 25 prior charges over the past six years, including charges for assault and battery and attempting to disarm a police officer.
Arlington Now obtained a letter from a probation officer from May 2025, stating that Garcia Moran was a danger to himself and others.
But despite that warning, Garcia Moran received plea deals and suspended sentences.
7News asked Arlington's prosecutor, Parisa Dehghani Tafti, why her office offered him a plea deal when he was charged with attempting to disarm a police officer last year. We're waiting for a response.
This case is getting the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
DHS said in a statement, "Virginia's sanctuary policies allowed this illegal alien to go on a crime spree."
"It's pretty stunning," said Jonathan Fahey, the former Acting Director of ICE. "Arlington County policies are utterly absurd. Law Enforcement works best when local, state, and federal all work together, and Arlington County, again, is putting politics first, much like they do in Fairfax, and unfortunately, we have a victim of a crime very recently that didn't need to be a victim of the crime. It's amazing to me that the governor would not allow somebody like this to be turned over to ICE."
Before the attempted rape charge, Garcia Moran was released into the community by Arlington Sheriff Jose Quiroz.
DHS is calling on the Arlington Sheriff and Governor Abigail Spanberger not to release Garcia Moran back into the community again.
7News asked Spanberger and the Sheriff if they're going to honor that request. They have not said.
Arlington police didn't notify ICE about Garcia Moran because the Arlington County Board doesn't allow it. Last year, the Arlington County Board ordered the police department not to contact ICE for any case --- even if officers know confirmed illegal immigrant human traffickers, gang members, or terrorists are in the county.
The board claimed the changes were needed because immigrant communities were reporting fewer crimes to police. 7News asked for that data, but the board never provided it.