Federal officials say a convicted child rapist from El Salvador who was previously marked as a “non-enforcement priority” has now been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Virginia.

According to a statement from ICE, agents lodged an immigration detainer against 35-year-old Ricardo Leonel Mejia, who was convicted of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old child after being hired to renovate the family’s bathroom.

Mejia was sentenced to 30 years in prison following his conviction.

“Ricardo Leonel Mejia’s crimes are unthinkable. This monstrous individual repeatedly raped an 11-year-old child in her own home,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

“ICE lodged an arrest detainer to ensure that after his prison sentence, he is removed from our country and not able to p

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