Fairfax County ‘prosecutor’ protects criminal illegal immigrants from consequences

Published May 7, 2026 2:23pm ET | Updated May 8, 2026 11:53am ET



Democratic politicians continue to prioritize illegal immigrants over Americans in their policymaking. In Fairfax County, Virginia, one of those politicians may actually face consequences for it.

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the office of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano. Descano is one of the most prolific pro-criminal “prosecutors” in the country, but he has a particular affinity for criminal illegal immigrants. Earlier this year, a Virginia woman was murdered by an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone, who had been arrested on charges of 40 different crimes over the year, including violent crimes. Descano refused to ever try and keep that man in prison, leaving him free on the street to stab the woman to death at a bus stop.

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