BREAKING: The man arrested with a blowtorch near the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills of California is an illegal immigrant from Mexico and ICE has placed a detainer request on him, according to @BillMelugin_ . 

Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva was NOT charged with arson and is “in custody only on a probation violation.” 

The Mexican illegal immigrant reportedly attempted to set Christmas trees and garbage cans on fire in a residential neighborhood. 

Residents were able to subdue him until police arrived.