DHS Blasts Fairfax After ICE Rearrests Child Sex Crime Suspect Released Despite 2025 Detainer
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 2
DHS Blasts Fairfax After ICE Rearrests Child Sex Crime Suspect Released Despite 2025 Detainer
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 2
Summary
Oscar Evaristo Nunez is back in ICE custody more than a year after Fairfax County released him two days after his Aug. 27, 2025 arrest, despite a federal detainer.
DHS said the Honduran national had faced charges including aggravated sexual battery involving minors and nonconsensual videotaping of an undressed minor, and accused Fairfax's Democratic leaders of putting politics over public safety.
Fairfax prosecutor Steve Descano's office said one of its prosecutors objected to Nunez's release, but argued ICE disrupted an active prosecution and delayed closure for the victim's family.
Nunez's plea hearing had been set for Friday and was continued to Nov. 5, while Fairfax criminal proceedings continue in absentia.
The clash feeds a broader Virginia fight over sanctuary-style policies, with ICE also criticizing Governor Abigail Spanberger's rollback of some Youngkin-era cooperation even as her office says violent offenders should be prosecuted and deported.