A days-long manhunt ended with the arrest of an illegal alien gangbanger accused of armed carjacking and kidnapping in Northern Virginia over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has informed Border Hawk.
The harrowing string of events unfolded at around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night.
Police called were called to a “domestic situation” at a residence in Herndon, Virginia, where they learned a suspect had been involved in an altercation with family members there before abducting a male relative at knifepoint and stealing his car.
The suspect led authorities on a high-speed pursuit across state lines into Washington, D.C. and then Maryland, where he abandoned the vehicle and victim in Prince George’s County and fled on foot.
Authorities finally captured the suspect on Tuesday morning in Herndon.
Cristian Vasquez Alvarenga, 25, was hit with a slew of charges, including abduction, assault, carjacking, reckless driving, driving with no operator’s license, two counts of robbery, and two counts of preventing call to 911.
Additionally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer request for Vasquez Alvarenga with officials in the notorious sanctuary jurisdiction of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Vasquez Alvarenga is an illegal alien with suspected ties to MS-13 and a lengthy rap sheet that includes prior arrests for assault, armed carjacking, extortion, harassing communication, and damage property.
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On June 6, 2026, police responded to a report of a domestic situation at a house in Herndon, Virginia.
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“This criminal illegal alien from faces charges of carjacking, abduction, assault, and robbery after a vicious carjacking at knifepoint in Herndon, Virginia,” stated DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
“DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County to turn this violent criminal over to ICE so he cannot perpetrate more crimes and create more victims. Under Governor Spanberger’s sanctuary policies, Virginia has become a magnet for illegal aliens who know that the state’s sanctuary politicians will protect them.”
See our recent report: More Than 500,000 Illegal Aliens Living in D.C. Metro Region
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The D.C., Maryland, Virginia region, more commonly known as the “DMV,” consists of cities and counties located in and around the Washington D.C. area.
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– Maryland: Prince George’s… pic.twitter.com/9HyABijw7b— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) June 4, 2026
Border Hawk White House correspondent Wid Lyman contributed to this report.
