ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Homeland Security officials have confirmed new details about recent immigration enforcement actions in the Arlandria-Chirilagua neighborhood, following growing community concerns and claims of racial profiling by federal agents.

According to Assistant Secretary McLaughlin, on Aug. 19, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Melvin Lopez, a Mexican national with an active arrest warrant for failure to appear on rape and burglary charges. Homeland Security said Lopez also had previous arrests for DUI, obstructing government affairs and criminal impersonation. His date and method of entry into the U.S. remain unknown.

While taking Lopez into custody, agents also detained three other undocumented immigrants: Isau Sintuj, Axel Daniel Lopez Santiago

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