BUSTED: Caught on Video — What Trump’s ICE Did to a Child Predator Illegal Alien Is What Real Justice Looks Like
April 14, 2025
Falls Church, VA – A viral video shared on X has conservatives cheering as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Ander Cortez-Mendez, a 21-year-old Guatemalan national and convicted child sex offender, in Falls Church on April 2. The arrest, detailed in an ICE press release on April 8 [], marks a stark contrast to what conservatives call the “soft-on-crime” policies of the Biden era, showcasing Trump’s ICE delivering what they see as “real justice” to a predator who slipped through the cracks.
Cortez-Mendez’s history with U.S. authorities began when he illegally entered near Rio Grande Valley, Texas, on February 4, 2018, and was issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge, per ICE []. He evaded deportation until Fairfax County arrested him on March 16, 2024, for alleged sex crimes. ICE lodged a detainer on March 18, but Fairfax County Adult Detention Center—under Virginia’s sanctuary policies—released him, a decision conservatives like @MAGAForce2024 on X slammed: “Biden’s justice system was made for these kind of animals.” On May 20, 2024, Fairfax County Circuit Court convicted Cortez-Mendez of having sexual intercourse with a child, sentencing him to three months in prison but suspending the entire term, per ICE [].
The video, viewed over 700,000 times, shows ICE agents apprehending Cortez-Mendez in a coordinated sting involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the DEA, and the Diplomatic Security Service []. ICE’s Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Russell Hott, who oversaw the arrest, stated, “Ander Cortez-Mendez is a convicted sex offender, and exactly the type of illegal alien that ICE officers seek to remove… We refuse to allow such offenders to continue to threaten the residents of our neighborhoods.” Hott’s resolve earned praise from conservatives, with @PatriotPulse writing, “This is what justice looks like—Trump’s ICE doesn’t mess around!”
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The arrest aligns with Trump’s broader deportation push, which has seen 88,763 removals since January 2025, including 17 MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gang members deported to El Salvador on March 30, per a DHS report on April 10 []. For conservatives, Cortez-Mendez’s case highlights the dangers of sanctuary policies, with @America1stMAGA noting, “Fairfax let a child predator walk free—thank God for ICE under Trump.” The video, set to dramatic music, has become a rallying cry for Trump supporters, who see it as proof that the administration is prioritizing American safety over what they call Biden-era leniency. As @epmang_1456 tweeted, “Thank You Tom Homan! 🙏🏼🇺🇸” The message is clear: under Trump, child predators face real consequences.
Natalie D. is an American conservative writer who writes for Supreme Insider and Conservative US, ! Natalie has described herself as a polemicist who likes to “stir up the pot,” and does not “pretend to be impartial or balanced, as broadcasters do,” drawing criticism from the left, and sometimes from the right. As a passionate journalist, she works relentlessly to uncover the corruption happening in Washington. She is a “constitutional conservative”.
