DHS criticized the Fairfax County District Attorney's Office over a plea offer for Maldin Anibal Guzman-Videz and Luis Alonzo Sort-Portillo in a 2024 Fairfax County killing. The statement says the two were convicted in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a wooded area near a park and walking trail in Oakton, Virginia.
DHS said ICE issued a detainer asking Virginia officials not to release Misael Lopez Gomez after Fairfax County police charged him with murder and felony child abuse in the death of his three-month-old daughter. The statement says the baby died after suffering blunt force trauma while in his care.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Fairfax County officials not to release Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy after police charged him with second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia. The statement says officers found a man with multiple stab wounds inside a home and pronounced him dead at the scene.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer against Angel David Rubio Marin after Virginia authorities charged him with soliciting sexual content from children under ten years old. The statement says local reports alleged he offered children payment in Robux in exchange for explicit videos and images.
More than 5,600 illegal aliens have been arrested in Virginia since Feb. 2025 thanks to federal and state law enforcement working together through the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force. Gov. Youngkin's office told Restoration News those arrested included violent criminals including MS-13, Tren de Aragua, and other gang members affiliated with transnational criminal organizations.
Sheriff Travis L. Stanley, City of Hopewell, VA, Honored with Defender Award for Outstanding Commitment to Upholding the Rule of Law and Protecting Citizens
The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has recognized Sheriff Richard A. Vaughan, Grayson County, VA, as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award. This honor is awarded to law enforcement leaders who honor their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect legal, law-abiding citizens from criminal illegal aliens.
Sheriff W. G. "Billy" Kidd Jr., Buckingham County, VA, Honored with Defender Award for Outstanding Commitment to Upholding the Rule of Law and Protecting Citizens
The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has recognized Sheriff Robert N. "Robby" Richardson, Appomattox County, as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award. This honor is awarded to law enforcement leaders who honor their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect legal, law-abiding citizens from criminal illegal aliens.
Sheriff L. J. "Jimmy" Ayers , III, Amherst County, VA, Honored with Defender Award for Outstanding Commitment to Upholding the Rule of Law and Protecting Citizens