Suspect in Quantico Iwo Jima Statue Vandalism Identified as Mexican National with Expired DACA Status
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, a 27-year-old Mexican national, was arrested for using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument replica at Marine Corps Base Quantico. The attack, which occurred on October 21, caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Soriano, who entered the US illegally in 1999, had his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status extended under the Biden administration but had it stripped during the current Trump administration. He faces felony charges and is being held without bond.
