House asks Fairfax County officials to testify on sanctuary status
The House Judiciary Committee has called on Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano to testify and defend their sanctuary policy at a hearing next month.
The hearing comes after the murder of Stephanie Minter and the indictment of illegal immigrant, Abdul Jalloh.
Mr. Jalloh has had more than 100 run-ins with county police and more than 30 arrests, leading Fairfax County critics to question why he was walking the streets freely.
Mr. Descano’s office had granted Mr. Jalloh leniency in prosecutorial decisions, although county police argued for him to remain behind bars.
Mr. Jalloh is the latest in a series of cases in the county involving high-profile crimes, illegal immigrants and releases.
In December, Mr. Descano dropped weapons and assault charges against a man linked to the MS-13 gang, freeing him. Authorities said a day later that he killed a man at a home in Reston.
The Department of Homeland Security has regularly denounced Fairfax County’s reluctance to release people expelled from its jail.
The House Judiciary Committee’s invitation to the two officials said the hearing would “examine how state and local policies that prohibit cooperation with federal immigration authorities harm public safety.”
