{"id":2610533,"date":"2026-06-04T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-firm-in-fairfax-illegal-immigrant-groping-case-helps-clients-evade-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:05:40","slug":"law-firm-in-fairfax-illegal-immigrant-groping-case-helps-clients-evade-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-firm-in-fairfax-illegal-immigrant-groping-case-helps-clients-evade-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Law firm in Fairfax illegal immigrant groping case helps clients evade ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Flaw-firm-in-fairfax-illegal-immigrant-groping-case-helps-clients-evade-ice%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=2610533&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>McGuireWoods, the \u201cindependent\u201d law firm that fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) hired to investigate how the district handled a high school groping case, is described as both pro bono immigration provider and as advising clients on avoiding deportation enforcement. The report relates to FCPS\u2019s retention earlier this year of McGuireWoods to review the district\u2019s response to sexual assaults at Fairfax High School committed by now-convicted illegal immigrant Israel Flores Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>According to the article, Ortiz allegedly groped roughly a dozen girls in hallways during multiple incidents while he was an FCPS student. Victims say police were informed and that a judge later found Ortiz guilty on nine counts of assault and battery, sentencing him to 360 days in jail plus probation. FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid states that the external investigation concluded the administration acted promptly and appropriately to stop the assaults.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also argues that FCPS\u2019s handling raised concerns: it points to FCPS\u2019s decision not to fully release McGuireWoods\u2019s findings,describes the contract as implying limited \u201cindependence,\u201d and cites that McGuireWoods billed FCPS up to $1,850 per hour. In addition, the article reports that some victims\u2019 parents accuse FCPS of downplaying the crimes, such as by sending a notification letter with sanitized details and not disclosing Ortiz\u2019s identity or immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>the article discusses the aftermath involving immigration enforcement, claiming that ICE sought to detain Ortiz after his jail sentence but that local \u201csanctuary\u201d policies and the need for court-approved criminal warrants limited ICE\u2019s ability to take custody directly. It describes the case as illustrative of broader border and enforcement failures, tying it to sanctuary jurisdiction practices and the difference between administrative and judicial warrants.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cindependent\u201d law firm that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fairfax-county\/\">Fairfax County<\/a> Public Schools hired to investigate its handling of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4503614\/high-school-students-traumatized-immigrant-allegedly-groped\/\">groping case<\/a> involving an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\">illegal immigrant<\/a> provides pro bono immigration assistance and coaches clients on how to elude <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/deportation\/\">deportation<\/a> authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, FCPS <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/news\/message-superintendent-regarding-fairfax-high-school\">retained<\/a> McGuireWoods, the largest law firm in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a>, as an \u201cobjective\u201d investigator to review whether the Northern Virginia school district properly dealt with a string of sexual assaults on school property committed by now-convicted illegal immigrant Israel Flores Ortiz.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4593837\/fairfax-schools-mcguirewoods-illegal-immigrant-groping-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Independent\u2019 investigator that absolved Fairfax schools in illegal immigrant groping case teaches ICE evasion tactics<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4592904\/former-judge-dugan-urges-court-toss-conviction-immigrant-escape\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Judge Hannah Dugan urges court to toss conviction in illegal immigrant escape case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4593162\/mullin-increase-penalty-protesters-dox-ice\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mullin supports increased penalties for protesters who dox ICE officers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ortiz, a nearly 19-year-old foreign national in the U.S. illegally from El Salvador, allegedly groped roughly a dozen young girls on different occasions in the hallways of Fairfax High School.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/illegal-immigrant-student-groping-girls-fairfax-county-high-school-assault-battery-crime\">reported to police<\/a> that Ortiz, an FCPS student enrolled in 11th grade, approached them from behind and grabbed their private parts by reaching between the girls\u2019 thighs. A judge later found Ortiz <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/court-hears-case-against-undocumented-fairfax-high-student-accused-groping-girls-israel-flores-ortiz-fairfax-county-commonwealths-attorney-steve-descano\">guilty<\/a> of nine counts of assault and battery out of 13 total assault charges, sentencing him to 360 days in jail plus probation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mcguirewoods-finds-fcps-acted-appropriately\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">McGuireWoods finds FCPS acted \u2018appropriately\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid announced in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/news\/conclusion-fairfax-high-school-external-investigation-and-safety-review\">a districtwide statement<\/a> this week that McGuireWoods has cleared the school administration of any wrongdoing in how it handled multiple reports of Ortiz sexually assaulting female students between classes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israel Flores Ortiz, 18, originally of El Salvador. (Fairfax County Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe external investigation confirmed that our administration acted promptly and appropriately to stop this behavior,\u201d Reid wrote Monday in the message to FCPS families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was revealed in court that Ortiz\u2019s pattern of sexual predation stretched back months before FCPS alerted parents about the situation in March. During the criminal proceedings, Fairfax County prosecutors said Ortiz groped several girls over the course of the school year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted FCPS and McGuireWoods for comment on potential objectivity concerns surrounding the law firm\u2019s assessment of the school district\u2019s actions, or alleged lack thereof.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-pro-immigration-activism\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pro-immigration activism<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGuireWoods offers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.probonoinst.org\/events\/special-events\/empowering-pro-bono-day\/empowering-pro-bono-day-2025\/\">free immigration relief<\/a> services through <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/probono.mcguirewoods.com\/\">pro bono partnerships<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGuireWoods also has dedicated teams of immigration and labor law attorneys who advise\u00a0workplaces that employ illegal immigrant laborers on how to \u201cnavigate\u201d unexpected visits from federal agents, enhanced scrutiny of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-9-central\/form-i-9-acceptable-documents\">I-9 documentation<\/a>, and increased inspections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In preparation for President Donald Trump\u2019s mass deportation plans following his inauguration, McGuireWoods circulated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/client-resources\/alerts\/2025\/1\/new-year-new-anticipated-federal-immigration-policy-steps-employers-can-take-now-to-prepare\/\">legal alerts<\/a> urging companies to create action plans in case Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear at their worksites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3383345\/left-funds-legal-industry-shielding-migrants-deportation\/\"><strong>HOW THE LEFT FUNDS THE LEGAL INDUSTRY SHIELDING MIGRANTS FROM DEPORTATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pBXZczq0w5c\">one workshop<\/a>, a 55-minute webinar titled \u201cPreparing for Immigration Investigations and Enforcement Actions,\u201d law partners at McGuireWoods specializing in immigration audits walked clients through what to do during an ICE raid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the lecturers recommended that employers with illegal immigrant workers mark off areas as private to make clear to ICE agents that they cannot enter those sections without a judicial warrant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t take them back into the private areas where the employees-only room is,\u201d an instructor warned.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-contract-raises-suspicion-of-bias\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contract raises suspicion of bias<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fairfax County\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwfeatures.com\/commentary\/fairfax-schools-stonewall-title-ix-data-while-girls-assault-claims-go-unanswered\/\">contract<\/a> with McGuireWoods also indicates that the law firm\u2019s investigative work on the Ortiz case was less \u201cindependent\u201d than described. The language of the lucrative contract suggests McGuireWoods was beholden to affirm that FCPS acted swiftly to protect its student.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGuireWoods charged FCPS up to $1,850 per hour to conduct its investigation into the Ortiz case, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ednewsva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retainer-Agreement.pdf\">retainer agreement<\/a> acquired by independent reporter Stephanie Lundquist-Arora, a Fairfax County mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrangement terms said McGuireWoods was hired to perform \u201ca confidential, attorney-client privileged investigation\u201d and that the probe was commissioned \u201cfor the purpose of providing legal advice\u201d to FCPS, as opposed to third-party oversight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FCPS, citing attorney-client protections, declined to release the full report from McGuireWoods when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/fairfax-county-public-schools-declines-release-full-external-investigation-report-on-high-school-groping-case-israel-flores-ortiz-illegal-immigrant-law-firm-conclusion-acted-promptly-appropriately-michelle-reid-title-ix\">WJLA-TV requested<\/a> a complete copy of the taxpayer-funded investigation\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school district said the report is \u201cwork product\u201d protected by attorney-client privileges and includes information safeguarded under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FCPS is a regular client of McGuireWoods. The law firm has secured <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/fairfaxgop.org\/fairfax-county-public-schools-legal-spending-highlights-irresponsible-activist-leadership-style\/\">other well-paying contracts<\/a> over the past two years with FCPS, which is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4439695\/judges-weigh-title-ix-funding-virginia-schools-pro-trans-bathroom-policies\/\">engaged in litigation<\/a> against the federal government over Fairfax County\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3501882\/virginia-school-districts-ignore-trump-demand-change-transgender-policy\/\">refusal<\/a> to scrap its transgender bathroom policies that permit students to access facilities opposite to their biological sex, allegedly in violation of Title IX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ednewsva.org\/12m-and-counting-inside-fairfax-county-schools-legal-bills\/\">Financial data<\/a> shows that FCPS paid McGuireWoods almost $600,000 in legal fees this fiscal year, up from $489,000 that the school district spent on the law firm\u2019s services in fiscal 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Education Department has since opened <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usedgov\/status\/2038664037718978664\">a Title IX investigation<\/a> to examine whether FCPS followed proper reporting protocol in the Ortiz case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/title-ix\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2819\">Title IX<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law protecting single-sex spaces<\/a>, also applies to sexual harassment and requires federally funded schools to respond accordingly to such allegations. School officials are supposed to file Title IX complaints against students credibly accused of sexual harassment, and the inquiries initiate disciplinary proceedings that can <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3758553\/loudoun-county-schools-boys-title-ix-transgender-locker-room-case\/\">result in suspension<\/a> or other corrective measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reid, the district\u2019s superintendent, maintains that FCPS administrators and staff \u201cresponded with the utmost urgency\u201d and \u201cfully complied with Title IX protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImmediately upon receiving reports of the misconduct, staff utilized hallway surveillance footage to identify the suspect,\u201d Reid told parents. \u201cOnce identified, [Ortiz] was immediately removed from class and separated from the general student population. The individual was placed in police custody, subsequently tried and convicted, and is currently incarcerated. He will therefore not return to our schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-parents-of-victims-claim-fcps-tried-to-cover-up-ortiz-s-crimes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parents of victims claim FCPS tried to cover up Ortiz\u2019s crimes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parents of the victims, including children as young as 13, say FCPS officials not only failed to stop Ortiz from sexually preying upon underage girls throughout the academic year but also attempted to conceal the serious nature of the crimes once they came to light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have attempted to sweep it under the rug,\u201d one victim\u2019s mother <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/illegal-immigrant-student-groping-girls-fairfax-county-high-school-assault-battery-crime\">told<\/a> WJLA-TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around two to three weeks after the bulk of the offense dates, Fairfax High School Principal Georgina Aye sent a March 12 email notifying parents that a student was arrested on charges of \u201cinappropriately touching other students at school,\u201d simply saying that the incidents involved the male classmate touching his peers\u2019 \u201cbuttocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, no, I would not be here for butt slapping,\u201d another victim\u2019s mother said of the \u201csanitized\u201d letter, which was sent only after the parents said they demanded that FCPS inform the rest of the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4503614\/high-school-students-traumatized-immigrant-allegedly-groped\/\"><strong>VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL MOM SAYS STUDENTS ARE \u2018TRAUMATIZED\u2019 BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO ALLEGEDLY GROPED GIRLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaving out graphic details, such as Ortiz fondling the girls\u2019 genitals, Aye\u2019s memo also did not name Ortiz, disclose that he is legally an adult, or mention his illegal immigration status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/trustpolicy\">Trust Policy<\/a> pledges that school administrators will not report identifying information to immigration authorities, as part of an effort to ensure anyone can access FCPS services without fear of deportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Illegal immigrants] should feel that schools and classrooms are safe, inviting, and inclusive, regardless of immigration status,\u201d the FCPS policy states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims\u2019 parents said FCPS initially told them that the school system would allow Ortiz, who is no longer a student at Fairfax High School, to return when he is released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAbysmal, abysmal,\u201d one of the mothers said, characterizing how FCPS addressed the scandal. \u201cI think from the very beginning, Fairfax County has attempted to diminish what happened to these girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fairfax County itself is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctuary-cities\/\">a sanctuary jurisdiction<\/a> led by Democrats largely opposed to mass deportation. Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Steve Descano had overhauled his department\u2019s charging, sentencing, and plea bargaining <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/commonwealthattorney\/sites\/commonwealthattorney\/files\/assets\/documents\/fairfax%20cwa%20-%20plea%20bargaining,%20charging%20decisions,%20and%20sentencing%20policy.pdf\">procedures<\/a> when it comes to prosecuting illegal immigrants, instructing all assistant Fairfax County prosecutors in 2020, the year he took office, to \u201cconsider immigration consequences where possible,\u201d specifically \u201cthe detrimental impact that deportation\/removal has\u201d and \u201cthe collateral immigration consequences of the specific crime(s) the defendant is charged with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The groping incidents at FCPS were charged as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/18.2-57\/\">assault and battery<\/a>, a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of 12 months behind bars per offense, instead of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title18.2\/chapter4\/section18.2-67.4\/\">sexual battery<\/a>. Ortiz, who originally faced up to nine years of incarceration for the counts he was convicted on, is expected to spend less than half his 360-day sentence in county jail after Judge Melinda VanLowe suspended much of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VanLowe, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/individual-contributions\/?contributor_name=VanLowe%2C+Melinda+\">a Democratic donor<\/a>, said at sentencing, \u201cI absolutely believe in redemption,\u201d telling Ortiz, \u201cYou can go on to do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were all very frustrated to hear that it was just simple assault and level-one misdemeanor, basically a fine,\u201d one victim\u2019s mother reacted to the outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lauren Bis, the deputy assistant secretary of Homeland Security, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/03\/16\/dhs-asks-fairfax-county-sanctuary-politicians-not-release-illegal-alien-pedophile\">called the case<\/a> \u201canother example of the Biden Administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayra-flores-viewed-more-favorably-among-hispanic-voters-than-aoc\/\" title=\"Mayra Flores Viewed More Favorably Among Hispanic Voters Than AOC\">failed open border policies<\/a>.\u201d Ortiz illegally entered the United States in 2024 and was released under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israel Flores Ortiz. (U.S. Homeland Security)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis 18-year-old criminal illegal alien should NOT have been attending a Virginia high school and allowed to prey on innocent teenage girls,\u201d Bis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICE lodged a detention request with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, asking that the sheriff\u2019s office continue to hold Ortiz upon the completion of his jail sentence until deportation officers can assume custody of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/sheriff\/sheriff-terminates-intergovernmental-service-agreement-ice\">department policy<\/a>, the Fairfax County Sheriff\u2019s Office does not honor ICE detention requests, which allow for in-facility transfers between the two agencies, unless the detainer form is accompanied by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-fairfax-countys-sanctuary-policies-led-to-the-murder-of-an-innocent-woman\/\" title=\"How ...s sanctuary policies led to the murder of an innocent woman\">court-approved criminal warrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4484074\/fairfax-county-sanctuary-policies-illegal-immigrant-murdering-innocent-woman\/\"><strong>HOW FAIRFAX COUNTY\u2019S SANCTUARY POLICIES LED TO AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MURDERING AN INNOCENT WOMAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judicially signed warrants, also known as criminal warrants, are harder to obtain because they require ICE to prove probable cause of a federal crime, unlike the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/immigration-enforcement-frequently-asked-questions\">administrative warrants<\/a> that ICE routinely uses. Those civil forms authorize ICE to arrest individuals suspected of violating U.S. immigration law, a civil offense, and deport suspects with final orders of removal from the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat means that when [Ortiz is] released, ICE must assemble a team and find him in the community,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICEgov\/status\/2046698801058971753\">federal agency says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cindependent\u201d FCPS probe used McGuireWoods, which also helps clients evade deportation. 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