one Indian A US man has been accused of brutally attacking a woman and injuring her three-year-old daughter. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed in a statement that the Indian national “attacked an innocent mother and her three-year-old daughter in a San Antonio park.”
“Atharva Vyas, a 24-year-old illegal immigrant from India, allegedly violently attacked a mother named Gabriella Perez and her three-year-old daughter in a San Antonio park on April 18,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wrote on Instagram.
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“Vyas allegedly even bit the toddler and knocked out two of her teeth. ICE gave a detainer to local law enforcement and asked them to turn Vyas over to ICE instead of releasing him into the community after he was brought to justice for his alleged crimes,” the agency added.
When did Atharva Vyas move to the United States?
According to the Department of Homeland Security, he entered us Hold a student visa in 2023. He was arrested three months after being transferred to the University of Texas campus for felony assault. In 2025, his F-1 visa was revoked.
What is he accused of?
Authorities claim he was behind the attack on Gabriella Perez and her three-year-old daughter. The 24-year-old Indian girl allegedly began attacking Perez and then grabbed her hair. In the commotion, her daughter fell down in her arms.
Vyas allegedly continued to attack the child, causing “body and facial injuries.” Police said the child had bite marks and two missing teeth.
Has he been arrested?
Police arrested him on April 18 on charges of violently attacking the woman and her daughter. The arrest came after local media reported the incident. “On April 18, 2026, ICE filed a detainer requesting that San Antonio turn Vias over to ICE after he faced the U.S. justice system,” authorities said in a statement.
“This criminal illegal alien brutally bit this child, causing her to lose two teeth,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “This brutal attack on this woman and her three-year-old child in the park was completely avoidable.”
“The Biden administration should never have released this animal after it was apprehended for an attack. We are working with our partners in Texas to ensure this criminal illegal alien is never free again in an American community,” the Acting Assistant Secretary added.
