Meet one of the media’s ‘non-criminals’: ICE arrests illegal alien wanted for murder in Virginia

RESTON, Va. - ICE announced the arrest of a Salvadoran illegal alien wanted for aggravated homicide in his origin country. Officers with ICE law enforcement arrested Marco Tulio Lopez-Romero, 44, in Reston March 31.

Lopez-Romero illegally entered the United States in July 2016 near McAllen, Texas. Authorities in El Salvador issued an arrest warrant against him Dec. 6, 2017, for the crime of homicide.

ICE officers learned of Lopez-Romero's presence in the Washington, D.C. area and worked to locate and arrest him. During the last week of March, ICE arrested him outside his home. He remains in ICE custody pending the outcome of removal proceedings.

"Marco Tulio Lopez-Romero is exactly the type of illegal alien fugitive that ICE will not allow to roam free in our communities," said ERO Field Office Director Robert Guadian. "Shockingly, the media would consider Lopez to be a 'non-criminal' because he lacks a rap sheet in the U.S. - despite the fact that authorities in El Salvador have issued a warrant for him on charges of aggravated homicide. The men and women of ICE Washington, D.C. will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien offenders from the streets of our Washington, D.C. and Virginia neighborhoods."