Convicted child predator wanted by ICE after she was released in Virginia and broke probation
Rebecca Fratila-Ilies, a Romanian immigrant and lawful permanent resident, was convicted of sexually abusing a minor in Virginia and is now wanted by ICE after allegedly violating her probation. She was released early from a decade-long prison sentence and later taken into custody in North Carolina. ICE has issued a detainer, citing her sex crime convictions as grounds for deportation.
- ▪Rebecca Fratila-Ilies was convicted on two counts of carnal knowledge of a child and statutory rape following her December 2022 arrest in Virginia.
- ▪She was released early from a Staunton prison and moved to North Carolina, where she was arrested on March 25, 2025, for an alleged probation violation.
- ▪ICE issued an immigration detainer on April 17, 2025, and is seeking her deportation due to her conviction for sex crimes against a child.
- ▪Fratila-Ilies arrived in the U.S. as a child, received a green card in 2006, but her residency was based on her mother's fraudulent asylum application.
- ▪An immigration judge ordered her deported in absentia in 2017, but she successfully appealed and won relief from removal in 2022 before her conviction.
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US News Convicted child predator wanted by ICE after she was released in Virginia and broke probation By Anna Young Published May 2, 2026, 7:18 p.m. ET A Romanian immigrant released early from prison for sexually abusing a middle-school boy is now wanted by ICE after landing back behind bars for allegedly violating her probation. Rebecca Fratila-Ilies is now facing deportation after she was convicted on two counts of carnal knowledge of a child and statutory rape following her December 2022 arrest in Virginia, according to ICE. She was cut loose early from a Staunton prison while serving a decade-long sentence, only to relocate to North Carolina, where she was hauled back into custody by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office for an alleged probation violation on March 25, 2025.
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