An illegal migrant is accused of biting a 3-year-old girl in the face during an attack at a Texas park, authorities said, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer against the suspect after his arrest.
Gabriella Perez, 27, and her daughter, Amelia Perez, 3, were walking at Espada Park April 18 when they were allegedly attacked by 24-year-old Atharva Vyas, an Indian national, according to San Antonio police.
Police said Vyas assaulted the mother by pulling her hair and punching her, causing her to drop her daughter, and then attacked the child and bit her face.
The case has drawn scrutiny because Vyas had previously been arrested for an alleged felony assault months after entering the U.S. in 2023, but he was not removed from the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Witnesses restrained Vyas until officers arrived, according to police.
The child’s mother later described the attack as something "out of a zombie movie."
Since the attack, Perez illegal alien brutally bit this child and caused her to lose two teeth. This barbaric assault against this woman and her 3-year-old in a park was completely preventable," she said.
"The Biden administration never should have released this animal following his arrest for assault. We are working with our partners in Texas to ensure this criminal illegal alien never roams free in American communities again."
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment.