DHS Blames Fairfax Sanctuary Policies After 2024 Release of Migrant Led to New Abduction Charges
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
DHS Blames Fairfax Sanctuary Policies After 2024 Release of Migrant Led to New Abduction Charges
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Summary
Fairfax County police arrested Moises Domingo Rico Rosales on Tuesday over two Wakefield Park incidents, and he now faces abduction with intent to defile and indecent exposure charges.
DHS said the Nicaraguan national had been arrested in Fairfax in 2024 on felony drug-trafficking charges but was released after local officials declined to honor an ICE detainer and prosecutors later dropped the case.
Fairfax Sheriff Stacey Kincaid’s office disputed that account, saying ICE made only an informal request in 2024, filed no judicial warrant, and currently has no detainer on file tied to the new charges.
Steve Descano’s office said criminal charges can be dropped for many reasons, including weak evidence or witness issues, while Governor Abigail Spanberger’s office said violent undocumented offenders should be prosecuted and deported.
The case is intensifying Northern Virginia’s fight over ICE detainers and sanctuary-style policies, months after a separate Fairfax killing case involving an undocumented immigrant drew congressional scrutiny.