Federal officials say 19-year-old Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, an El Salvadoran national who entered the United States illegally in 2024 and was released after being apprehended near El Paso, is accused in the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old Carmen Puch on a Great Falls, Virginia, walking trail.
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A 19-year-old El Salvadoran national who federal immigration officials say entered the United States illegally in 2024 and was subsequently released into the country is accused in the fatal stabbing of a 42-year-old mother on a walking trail in Great Falls, Virginia.
Carmen Puch was stabbed to death Monday, with Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos identified as the suspect in the killing.
Footage and information concerning the case circulated as the Department of Homeland Security publicly tied Cedillos-Campos’ immigration history to policies in place during the Biden administration.
According to DHS, Cedillos-Campos was apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2024 after illegally crossing the southern border near El Paso, Texas.
The department said he was later released into the interior of the United States.
“The Biden administration hand-delivered Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos to the streets of Fairfax County. Cedillos-Campos is a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador who was arrested by CBP in 2024, after illegally crossing the Biden administration’s open border near El Paso, TX. After his arrest, he was RELEASED into the interior of our country.
“The Biden administration recklessly unleashed millions of unvetted illegal aliens into American communities and abused the law to do so. President Trump and
@SecMullinDHS
are now enforcing the law, arresting illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country—and have reversed Biden’s deadly catch and release policy.
“We are urging Governor Spanberger to put her community first and turn over this criminal illegal alien to ICE,” DHS said.
The department’s public statement placed direct responsibility on the previous administration for releasing Cedillos-Campos after his border apprehension and urged Virginia officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin separately reported that Cedillos-Campos entered the United States illegally in April 2024 and was released on his own recognizance under the Biden administration.
The killing has become the latest case cited by the Trump administration in its criticism of the previous administration’s handling of migrants encountered after illegal border crossings.
DHS maintains that Cedillos-Campos had no lawful right to remain in the country and is now seeking his transfer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
The department specifically called on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to ensure that Cedillos-Campos is turned over to ICE rather than released from local custody.
The information described does not state what criminal charges have formally been filed against Cedillos-Campos or provide additional details about the circumstances immediately preceding Puch’s death.
Cedillos-Campos is accused in the killing, and any criminal allegations against him remain subject to adjudication in court.
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