DHS says Biden could have deported illegal alien 'cannibal' who attacked Texas 3-year-old, but didn't

The Department of Homeland Security is highlighting how the Biden administration refused to take enforcement action against an illegal immigrant who has since attacked a 3-year-old Texas girl.

The incident took place on April 18 in San Antonio, where 3-year-old Amdelia Perez was seriously injured in a sudden attack. The child suffered scratches and bite wounds to her face, as well as the loss of two teeth.

According to officials, the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Atharva Vyas, allegedly charged toward the child and her family. Vyas grabbed the child’s mother by the hair and punched her before turning on the child. He then pinned the girl to the ground, pushed his thumbs into her eyes, then bit into her face and mouth. He allegedly ripped out the child’s two front teeth as her mother fought back.

A group of bystanders subdued Vyas before San Antonio police arrived. The child was transported to a children’s hospital for treatment.

“That brute was ravaging my baby!” the child’s mother, Gabriella Perez, told the New York Post. “She’s terrified to sleep. She’s lashing out, angry. She doesn’t understand evil like this f*cking man. She’ll never be the same again.”

Vyas was taken into custody and charged with injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury, assault causing bodily injury, and illegal entry from a foreign nation. Authorities said he was under the influence of “wax,” a high-concentration THC product.

According to DHS, Vyas entered the US in August 2023 on a student visa. He was arrested just three months later on the University of Texas campus for felony assault. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was contacted at the time, but DHS said the Biden administration determined the offense was not “egregious” enough to warrant visa revocation. Vyas’ visa was later revoked in April 2025 under the Trump administration.

ICE has lodged a detainer request with the San Antonio police. 

“This barbaric assault against this woman and her 3-year-old child in a park was completely preventable,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “The Biden administration NEVER should have released this animal following his arrest for assault.”