ICE Lodges Immigration Detainer Against Mexican National Arrested on Allegations of Kidnapping, Rape of Minor

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February 24, 2026

Victor Villalba-Bustamante, a 41-year-old Mexican national, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Sanford Police Department in North Carolina on April 9 after authorities found him with a 14-year-old missing girl in a hotel room. He faces charges including statutory rape, kidnapping, and child abduction, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations lodged an immigration detainer to keep him in custody. Investigators are also examining the case for potential human trafficking involvement.

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