{"id":2522803,"date":"2025-12-18T14:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-da-freed-illegal-immigrant-one-day-before-alleged-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:40:12","slug":"soros-da-freed-illegal-immigrant-one-day-before-alleged-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-da-freed-illegal-immigrant-one-day-before-alleged-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros DA freed illegal immigrant one day before alleged murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-da-freed-illegal-immigrant-one-day-before-alleged-murder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 23-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, with a history of felony arrests in Fairfax County, Virginia, was released from jail after charges related to assault and brandishing a firearm were dropped by Fairfax County Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Steve Descano, a progressive district attorney whose campaign was funded by George Soros. Just one day after his release, the suspect, Marvin Morales-Ortez, was arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal shooting in Reston. The charges had been dropped as the victim was out of the country and would not cooperate with the court proceedings. Descano&#8217;s prosecutorial decisions have drawn criticism, with some conservative commentators linking his Soros-funded campaign to lenient policies toward repeat offenders. The Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not comment on the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div 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class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An illegal immigrant in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\">Virginia<\/a> has been arrested on charges of homicide just a day after he was let out of jail on a separate offense by a progressive district attorney whose campaign was funded by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-soros\">George Soros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Descano, prosecutor for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fairfax-county\/\">Fairfax County<\/a>, Virginia, dropped all charges against a 23-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\">illegal immigrant<\/a> from El Salvador with a criminal history, allowing the suspect to go free into the community, only to be picked up by police on a suspected murder charge a day later, local media outlet WJLA <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/reston-deadly-shooting-gunman-suspect-fairfax-county-police-department-manhunt-investigation-drone-unit-k9-special-operations-school-lockdown-dogwood-elementary-school\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3926075\/mamdani-free-buses-fewer-assaults-fare-collection\/\">Mamdani says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-says-free-buses-means-fewer-assaults\/\" title=\"Mamdani says free buses means fewer ...s\">free buses means fewer assaults<\/a> over &#8216;fare collection&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3925740\/doj-struggles-to-build-cases-against-anti-ice-protesters-in-liberal-cities\/\">DOJ struggles to build cases against anti-ICE protesters in liberal cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3925721\/bowser-installs-smiths-number-2-interim-mpd-police-chief\/\">Bowser installs Smith&#8217;s No. 2 to take over as interim MPD police chief&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Fairfax County Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon that officers had arrested Marvin Morales-Ortez as the suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred outside a home in Reston earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Morales-Ortez had a long list of felony arrests in the county, but was released from jail on Tuesday after Fairfax County Commonwealth&rsquo;s Attorney&rsquo;s Office dropped the charges for brandishing a firearm and assaulting and injuring someone.<\/p>\n<p>Descano&rsquo;s campaign for his current job, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top law enforcement official<\/a> in a Virginia county outside Washington, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfaxtimes.com\/articles\/opinions\/fairfax-s-top-prosecutor-owes-his-office-to-special-interest-money\/article_2b482c86-f898-11ec-a36c-eb5ca733b4db.html\">bankrolled<\/a> in 2019 by the Justice and Public Safety PAC, whose sole funder is George Soros.<\/p>\n<p>Soros is a billionaire who has made a name for himself by financing campaigns for progressive candidates in the United States and globally.<\/p>\n<p>Fellows at the conservative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\">Heritage Foundation<\/a> think tank in Washington <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/crime-and-justice\/commentary\/meet-steve-descano-the-rogue-prosecutor-whose-policies-are-wreaking\">wrote<\/a> in 2020 that to gain the financial backing of Soros, &ldquo;rogue prosecutors such as Descano kowtow to the movement because it bankrolls their campaigns. &hellip; Once elected, they&rsquo;re expected to deliver on their promises.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Morales-Ortez was charged with assault and battery in 2020; another assault and battery charge in 2023, along with disorderly conduct; petit larceny in 2024; and pointing or brandishing a gun, assaulting, and injuring a victim in September 2025. He was only convicted of the theft.<\/p>\n<p>He was also charged with first-degree murder in 2021 and spent a year and a half in jail awaiting trial. However, the charges were later dropped, and a different suspect was convicted of the murder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Soros DA Freed Killer YESTERDAY<br \/>Dec 16th: Fairfax Soros DA Steve Descano dropped ALL Charges vs. Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez (illegal?) including attempt murder\/gun<br \/>[September 12th Gun Assault]&gt;Malicious Wounding w\/ Injury &mdash; Dropped (Nolle Pros)<br \/>&gt;Point\/Brandish Firearm&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RJ9CCQpjAy\">https:\/\/t.co\/RJ9CCQpjAy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Oqw3pqlpu\">pic.twitter.com\/5Oqw3pqlpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Virginians 4 Safe Communities (@VA4SafeComm) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VA4SafeComm\/status\/2001400711876096361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Fairfax County attorney&rsquo;s office told WJLA that it decided not to detain the suspect any longer after it was &ldquo;unable to move forward with the case [earlier this week] because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-19-years-in-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-of-attempted-murder-he-just-won-1-6-million-in-compensation\/\" title=\"He Spent 19 Years In Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted Of Attempted .... He Just Won .6 Million In Compensation.\">victim told police<\/a> that they were out of the country and would not be coming to court to cooperate with proceedings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3925740\/doj-struggles-to-build-cases-against-anti-ice-protesters-in-liberal-cities\/\">DOJ STRUGGLES TO BUILD CASES AGAINST ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS IN LIBERAL CITIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sadly, without the victim&rsquo;s necessary testimony, we could not move forward with the case,&rdquo; the Fairfax County court official said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> and U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illegal immigrant freed by Soros-backed DA before murder arrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2522806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1526471007.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69041,51904,53534,7407],"class_list":["post-2522803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alleged-murder","tag-da-2","tag-illegal-immigrant-2","tag-soros"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1526471007.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522807,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522803\/revisions\/2522807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}