Illegal migrant accused of biting 3-year-old girl at Texas park, ICE detains
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An illegal immigrant is accused of biting a 3-year-old girl in the face during an attack at a Texas park, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed a detention request against the suspect following his arrest, authorities said.
According to San Antonio police, 27-year-old Gabriella Perez and her 3-year-old daughter, Amelia Perez, were walking in Espada Park on April 18 when they were allegedly attacked by 24-year-old Artharva Vyas, an Indian citizen.
Police alleged that Vyas attacked the mother by pulling her hair and punching her, causing her to drop her daughter, before attacking the child and biting her face.
The case came under review because Vyas was previously arrested for alleged aggravated assault months after entering the United States in 2023, but was not removed from the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Atharva Vyas (pictured) first entered the US on a student visa in August 2023 and was arrested months later on assault charges. (BCSO)
Witnesses restrained Vyas until officers arrived, according to police.
The boy’s mother later described the attack as “something out of a zombie movie”.
Perez since the attack created a GoFundMe pageShe said her daughter had lost two teeth and “needs constant care, comfort and reassurance.”
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“I had to take time off from work to be with her because she couldn’t return to day care or stay with someone else,” the page’s description reads.
Vyas was charged with injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury, assault causing bodily injury and unlawful entry, according to authorities. He was taken to the Bexar County Detention Center.
According to DHS, ICE filed a detainer requesting that local authorities transfer Vyas to federal custody following their criminal investigation.
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DHS said Vyas first entered the United States in August 2023 on a student visa. Three months later, he was arrested on the University of Texas campus on aggravated assault charges, and university police contacted ICE.
“The Biden Administrator determined that the offense was not serious enough to warrant visa revocation and decided not to take any enforcement action against Vyas,” according to DHS.
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Acting Deputy Minister Lauren Bis condemned the previous decision not to cancel Vyas’ visa.
“This criminal illegal alien brutally bit this child, causing him to lose two teeth. This barbaric attack on this woman and her 3-year-old child in the park was completely preventable,” he said. “The Biden administration should NEVER have released this animal after his arrest for assault. We are working with our partners in Texas to ensure this criminal, illegal alien never roams free in American communities again.”
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment.
