ILLEGAL Bites 3-Year-Old’s Face — HORRIFYING Details

A three-year-old girl lost two teeth when an illegal alien with a prior felony assault arrest bit her face at a San Antonio park, an attack federal officials say was completely preventable.

Story Snapshot

Atharva Vyas, 24, attacked mother Gabriella Perez and her daughter Amelia, 3, at Espada Park on April 18, biting the child’s face and causing permanent injury
Vyas entered on a student visa in August 2023 but was arrested for felony assault three months later; Biden administration deemed it not egregious enough to warrant deportation
After his visa was revoked in 2025, Vyas remained in the country illegally until the park attack
DHS lodged an ICE detainer following arrest; the child now requires constant care and her mother has been forced to miss work

The Brutal Attack That Shocked San Antonio

Around 3 PM on April 18, 2026, what began as an ordinary afternoon at Espada Park turned into a nightmare for Gabriella Perez and her young daughter. Atharva Vyas approached them without warning, grabbed Gabriella’s hair, and punched her with such force that she dropped her three-year-old daughter Amelia. Then came the unthinkable part: Vyas bit the child’s face, ripping out two of her teeth. The attack left permanent physical damage and psychological trauma that continues to affect the family today.

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A Criminal History That Should Have Ended Differently

The violence at Espada Park was not Vyas’s first encounter with law enforcement. Just three months after entering the United States on a student visa in August 2023, he was arrested on the University of Texas campus for felony assault. University police contacted ICE, setting in motion what should have been a straightforward removal process. Instead, the Biden administration made a decision that Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis would later characterize as enabling a preventable tragedy: they determined the felony assault was not serious enough to warrant visa revocation or enforcement action.

The System Failed This Family

Vyas’s student visa was eventually revoked in 2025 due to his criminal record, but by then he had already slipped through the cracks. Rather than being removed from the country, he remained illegally, free to roam until he encountered Gabriella and Amelia at the park. The timeline reveals a frustrating pattern: legal entry, quick criminal escalation, bureaucratic inaction, and ultimately, a violent attack on an innocent child. San Antonio police arrested Vyas and charged him with injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury, assault causing bodily injury, and illegal entry.

The Lasting Impact on Innocent Victims

Little Amelia Perez faces a long road to recovery that extends far beyond the physical loss of two teeth. Her mother reports that the child requires constant care and reassurance, unable to be left with anyone else. This dependency has forced Gabriella to take time away from work, adding financial strain to the emotional trauma. The family created a GoFundMe account seeking assistance with medical expenses and lost wages. The psychological scars from being violently attacked by a stranger may take years to heal, if they ever fully do.

BREAKING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NEWS:

Violent Illegal Alien Arrested After Assaulting and Biting Young Child in San Antonio…..

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that they have arrested an Indian illegal alien who attacked a bit of the face of a… pic.twitter.com/ec4knLLwlH

— Todd S. Regelski (@ToddRegelski) April 26, 2026

ICE has lodged a detainer requesting that Bexar County authorities transfer Vyas to federal custody once his criminal proceedings conclude. This case has become a focal point in debates over immigration enforcement effectiveness, with federal officials pointing to it as evidence that earlier action following the 2023 felony assault could have prevented an innocent child from suffering permanent injury. The gap between identifying a criminal alien and removing them from the country proved wide enough for Vyas to fall through, and a three-year-old paid the price.