ICE just deported a Mexican national who sexually abused his own teenage daughter in Virginia — proving that when federal immigration enforcement is allowed to do its job, it removes predators from American communities.

Marcelo Vasquez Reyna's case lays bare the two-tier system shielding illegal alien criminals: an Albemarle County court handed him a suspended sentence for violating his own child, and Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger dismantled every state-level mechanism that would have turned him over to federal authorities sooner. Every politician who blocks ICE from taking custody of criminal aliens is choosing predators over American families.

Records from the Albemarle County Circuit Criminal Division show Vasquez Reyna was convicted in March after pleading guilty to a charge involving a parent violating a child between the ages of 15 and 17. The incident took place in 2018. His sentence: five years and six months in prison — with five years suspended. He walked with effectively six months of time for sexually abusing his own daughter. Local outlet ABC 7 reported he was also charged with attempted rape and abduction. The Daily Progress reported Vasquez Reyna was repeatedly arrested on charges of groping his teenage daughter and attempting to rape her using force, causing her to live in fear of further attacks.

DHS didn't mince words. In a post on X, the agency wrote: "ICE has DEPORTED Marcelo Vasquez-Reyna, a depraved freak who sexually abused HIS OWN DAUGHTER." The agency added that "criminals like this sicko have NO sanctuary in our nation."

The deportation comes as parts of Virginia see a string of violent and sexual crimes involving illegal immigrants. ICE lodged a detainer in July asking Fairfax County officials not to release Nehemia Noel Fuentes-Banegas after DHS said he ambushed a Fairfax County police officer — grabbing an officer's gun and attempting to disarm him during a search. Another case involved Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant accused of groping several underage girls at a Fairfax County high school.

Governor Spanberger made her priorities clear on day one. She rescinded her predecessor Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing state law enforcement to assist federal immigration authorities. She ordered state and local agencies to terminate all 287(g) agreements with ICE. She even signed an order prohibiting ICE from using state property as a staging area or operations base. The message to criminal aliens was unmistakable: Virginia will not help federal agents remove you.

Both the New York Post and Fox News covered the deportation and Spanberger's policy rollbacks in detail. Neither outlet pressed on the court's decision to suspend nearly all of a child molester's prison sentence — the kind of bipartisan institutional failure that lets predators back onto the streets regardless of immigration status.

Spanberger's office, the Albemarle County Police Department, and the Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office did not respond to requests for comment.

The question isn't whether enforcement works — this deportation proves it does. The question is how many Vasquez Reynas walked free while politicians ensured ICE couldn't get to them, and how many American families paid the price.