An 8-month-old girl died Tuesday after she was strangled last week in Leesburg, Virginia, and the man charged in her death faces an immigration detainer and additional charges, including murder, according to police.

Alvaro Mejia Ayala, now 22, was arrested and charged with strangulation Sept. 17, the day he’s accused of choking his baby sister, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Leesburg police are not releasing the child’s identity at the request of the family.

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