Machete-wielding man arrested outside US Capitol is illegal migrant from Venezuela

A man who was arrested last week for carrying a machete and a knife outside the U.S. Capitol is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela that federal border authorities previously released from custody. Jose Leonardo Marquez, 23, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on the afternoon of December 26 after illegally entering the U.S. According to a press release from the USCP, an officer observed Marquez’s "strange behavior" and approached him. The officer spoke with Marquez and noticed a brick in his pocket, which the man tossed to the side at...