US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against a Honduran national accused of attempting to disarm a police officer in Fairfax, Virginia. The case has drawn attention because it links an alleged violent incident with the wider debate over immigration enforcement and local cooperation with federal authorities.

A detainer is a request for a local authority to notify ICE before releasing a person from custody and, in some cases, hold them for transfer. Fox News placed the case alongside reports of other alleged crimes involving migrants in Fairfax County and criticism of Virginia policies limiting cooperation with ICE; the allegations have not been proven in court.