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Miyares Slams Fairfax Attorney for leniency on Immigrant Crimes

9/29/2025

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Miyares accuses Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano of leniency toward illegal immigrants, resulting in unpunished violence.
He says Descano's policies violate due process and 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform Act.
Cited cases include a repeat offender downgraded from felony to misdemeanor and a sex offender with charges dropped.
Miyares urges legislative changes to empower his office against local prosecutor inaction.

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Story summary

Miyares accuses Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano of leniency toward illegal immigrants, resulting in unpunished violence.
He says Descano's policies violate due process and 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform Act.
Cited cases include a repeat offender downgraded from felony to misdemeanor and a sex offender with charges dropped.
Miyares urges legislative changes to empower his office against local prosecutor inaction.