You’d think some lessons would be learned after the umpteenth time the press ran with another “ICE is cruelly detaining innocent people” story, only to have the facts blow them out of the water. But that would assume those stories are being written to inform and not build a false narrative, and we all know it’s the latter.
Sure enough, that happened again on Wednesday when NBC Washington reporter Aimee Cho rushed to social media to post a video of an illegal immigrant being detained on the National Mall. She says he tried to escape before being tackled to the ground, at which point he began shouting (in Spanish, of course), “Please, I’m not a criminal. I work here. I want to be with my family.”
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BREAKING: Just saw DC Police + federal agents detain a man on the National Mall. He appeared to try to escape, then was quickly tackled to the ground by several agents + was screaming in Spanish “please, I’m not a criminal, I work here, I want to be with my family” @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/56IlXEvYbN
— Aimee Cho (@AimeeCho4) August 20, 2025
Cho knew what she was doing when she posted that video without first getting confirmation from ICE on who it was they were detaining. The entire point was to paint the man in a sympathetic light while villainizing immigration authorities. That worked exactly as planned, and the usual suspects quickly chimed in, including Fox News’ Jessica Tarlov, who plays the Democrat foil on “The Five.”
Both of the following tweets were deleted (which is why I had to screenshot them), and you’ll find out why momentarily.
Both deleted in the blink of an eye.
Gone but not forgotten. pic.twitter.com/kre4gCeU8Y
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 20, 2025
As it turns out, the supposed family man wasn’t what he claimed to be, nor was he what various “journalists” conveniently assumed he was for obvious political reasons.
Yes this illegal alien from Mexico was previously arrested in January 2024 in Fairfax County for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13.
Glad he is off of Washington DC’s streets thanks to @POTUS Trump, @Sec_Noem and @ICEgov. https://t.co/nzWJ8WAm24
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) August 20, 2025
According to Tricia McLaughlin, the Assistant Director of Homeland Security, who oversees ICE, the man’s name is David Perez-Teofani. He’s a Mexican national and an illegal immigrant who has a final removal order. He’s entered the United States illegally no less than three times, and worse, he was arrested in 2024 in Fairfax County for aggravated sexual battery against a minor.
She got her answer very quickly pic.twitter.com/B4CaIuOkje
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 20, 2025
So why is he not currently in jail? That would be because Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano dropped the charges. He has a history of making such moves to shield illegal immigrants from prosecution. In other words, an alleged child rapist was allowed to walk free so some liberals in Northern Virginia could virtue signal. It’s a disgusting scenario that has played out far too many times over the last decade.
Well, the Trump administration isn’t going to sit idly by. They are rounding these people up and deporting them, as they should. Meanwhile, I’d suggest the journalistic class calm down and take a step back before they end up with even more egg on their faces. Not that they care.
