ICE Arrests Alleged Child Sex Predator in Virginia
Immigration officers apprehended a 36-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, David Ambrosio-Herrera, in Charlottesville on Sept. 25, 2025. He was taken into custody by ICE Harrisonburg after leaving the courthouse that day. Local authorities say the arrest followed a conviction stemming from conduct involving a child.
ICE Washington, D.C.’s Harrisonburg suboffice reported that Ambrosio-Herrera had exposed himself to a child at a school bus stop, prompting the investigation that led to the arrest. Officials describe him as a convicted child sex offender with multiple illegal entries into the United States. The agency says those prior entries and criminal history made him a priority for removal.
Ambrosio-Herrera has illegally entered the country three times, which is a felony, and has a long list of criminal activity in the United States. U.S. Border Patrol initially arrested him April 2, 2007, after an illegal entry and he voluntarily returned to Mexico. He tried to illegally reenter three days later and was apprehended again before voluntarily returning once more.
“David Ambrosio Herrera is a serial criminal illegal alien and a convicted child sex offender. He is exactly the kind of person we aim to remove from the United States,” said ICE Washington, D.C. Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director Joseph Simon. “He has illegally reentered the country multiple times, has prior criminal convictions and should have never been here to traumatize this child. ICE Washington D.C. will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien threats from our Washington D.C. and Virginia neighborhoods.”
Records show Ambrosio-Herrera later reentered the United States on an unknown date and at an unknown location without inspection, admission, or parole by a U.S. immigration official. Charlottesville police arrested him July 7, 2014, on a charge of identity theft for possessing a fictitious ID card. A court convicted him Aug. 19, 2014, and sentenced him to 30 days in confinement.
On Jan. 31, 2017, Albemarle County authorities arrested Ambrosio-Herrera on five counts of perjury for falsely subscribing a written declaration. ICE Harrisonburg subsequently placed him into removal proceedings following that arrest. Later immigration hearings advanced his case toward formal removal orders.
On May 15, 2024, a Department of Justice immigration judge ordered Ambrosio-Herrera removed from the United States to Mexico. Albemarle County Police arrested him Oct. 25, 2024, and charged him with indecent liberties with a child under fifteen years old. That case moved through the local court system and produced a conviction in 2025.
Ambrosio-Herrera was convicted in Albemarle County Circuit Court Sept. 25, 2025, and sentenced to six years in prison followed by two years of supervised probation. The court also ordered him to register with the state sex offender registry. Officials say the court then suspended all six years of the imposed prison sentence.
ICE Harrisonburg officers arrested Ambrosio-Herrera in downtown Charlottesville later that same day, Sept. 25, 2025, after he exited the courthouse. He attempted to flee but was captured following a brief foot pursuit by ICE officers. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.
Federal and local records document a pattern of illegal reentry, identity-related convictions, and later sex-offense charges involving a minor tied to Ambrosio-Herrera. Those records are the basis for the removal proceedings and the immigration judge’s earlier order. Law enforcement agencies emphasize coordination between local police and federal immigration authorities in such cases.
The case underlines what enforcement advocates call the consequences of repeat illegal crossings coupled with criminal behavior. From a law-and-order perspective, removing convicted offenders who repeatedly reenter the country is a straightforward priority. Officials say they will continue to target criminal alien threats in Washington, D.C., and Virginia communities.
If you have information about criminal activity in your community, call the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE.
