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WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested the father of the 18-year-old Rockville High School rape suspect on Friday after he was found to be in the country illegally. 

Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, 43, of Guatemala, was arrested after ICE reviewed his immigration history and found him to be unlawfully in the U.S., said Matthew Bourke with ICE in a statement made Monday.

Sanchez-Reyes is the father of Henry Sanchez-Milian, one of two students facing charges in connection to the rape of a 14-year-old student in a Rockville High School bathroom earlier this month. Jose Montano, 17, is the other student facing similar charges.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent encountered Sanchez-Milian in Texas in August 2016 and determined that he had unlawfully entered the country. He was then ordered to appear before an immigration judge, but a hearing was never scheduled. He is facing possible deportation.

Sanchez-Reyes’ lawyer has confirmed to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ that the Department of Homeland Security has “initiated removal proceedings” and that he is in DHS custody.

He has been issued a notice to appear in immigration court and is currently being held at the Howard County Detention Center in Jessup, Maryland, according to ICE.

The arrest of Sanchez-Reyes, the accusations of rape and other recent alleged attacks have some Montgomery County officials reassessing safety at Rockville High School.

“They are conducting a ” said Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.

He said he spoke with Superintendent Jack Smith about it.

“Dr. Smith raised the issue as to whether or not the bathroom doors should be more like airport doors — which is that you don’t have a closed door.”

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Keara Dowd and John Domen contributed to this report.