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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Re-Arrests Honduran Immigrant After Fairfax County Release
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Core Event
Oscar Evaristo Nunez, a Honduran national charged with multiple child-sex crimes, was taken into ICE custody again after Fairfax County, Virginia, released him despite a pending immigration detainer. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that ICE re-apprehended Nunez during a targeted enforcement operation in mid-September, following his initial arrest in late August 2025 on aggravated sexual battery and illegal filming charges involving a minor.
Background & Context
Nunez entered the United States illegally near Arizona around September 2003. After his August 2025 arrest, ICE placed a detainer on the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center two days later. County officials released Nunez without notifying ICE, a move that has intensified disputes between the federal immigration bureau and Virginia’s “sanctuary” policies. Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger, who assumed office in January 2026, has directed state agencies to end participation in the federal 287(g) program, limiting cooperation with ICE.
Official Statements & Responses
Fairfax County did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Data & Statistics
- Charges: aggravated sexual battery involving children; possession of child pornography; non-consensual filming of an undressed minor.
- Immigration status: illegal entry in 2003; currently held in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Another criminal illegal alien has been taken off the streets by the brave men and women of ICE with no help from sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County,” — DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
*All information reflects statements and data released by DHS and the cited Fox News report.*