Steve Descano, the commonwealth's attorney in Fairfax County, Va., speaks at an event at the Center for American Progress about Virginia's newly elected progressive prosecutors Dec. 17, 2019. (Getty Images)
The outlet reported that even though the county attorney’s office said the plea deal was what the victim wanted, the victim said that’s not true. Ramos-Giron was deported two other times but found his way back into the U.S. despite being convicted in a federal gun case. But it’s not clear when he returned to the country, according to ICE.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office praised the April 24 arrest.
"It’s disappointing that the Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney’s Office has been more concerned about shielding dangerous illegal immigrants than ensuring the safety of Virginians," Peter Finocchio, Youngkin’s press secretary, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"Fortunately, Wilmer Osmany Ramos-Giron will no longer pose a threat to Virginia families, thanks to brave federal and state law enforcement heroes."
Descano's campaign received over $627,000 between 2019 and 2023 from the Justice and Public Safety PAC, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. Fox News Digital previously reported that a large majority of the super PAC's funding came from liberal billionaire George Soros.
ICE NABS MORE THAN 425 MIGRANT CRIMINALS IN VIRGINIA, GOV. YOUNGKIN SAYS
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Descano’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
As ICE continues its crackdown on illegal immigrants it considers public safety risks, state and local laws nationwide continue to face scrutiny. Last month, the state of California said it would transfer an illegal immigrant into ICE custody after the state prison system was preparing to release a man convicted of killing two teenagers in a DUI manslaughter who was 3½ years into a 10-year sentence in July.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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