NEW ORLEANS, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

Under Governor Spanberger, Virginia has become a hotbed of illegal alien crime

WASHINGTON -The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the followingstatement afterU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Virginia sanctuary politicians to not releasean illegal alien who has been charged withassaulting a woman in a park in Loudoun County, Virginia.

According to local reporting, the incident occurred on July 15, while the woman was on a walking trail. The suspect came up behind her, grabbed her by the neck, and pulled her hair. The victim managed to break free and escape. The Loudoun County ...