On December 16, 2025, Steve Descano's office cut an accused murderer loose from a Fairfax County jail with an active ICE detainer sitting on the desk.
Twenty-four hours later, that man allegedly shot someone dead in Reston, Virginia.
Now Descano – the $700,000 Soros prosecutor who let it happen – is headed to the hot seat to answer under oath why those two Americans are dead.
Fairfax County's Sanctuary Policies Left Two Americans Dead
Marvin Morales-Ortez had been locked up since September on malicious wounding and weapons charges – and Descano's office had already dropped a 2021 murder case against him, one where their own prosecutor argued he was an MS-13 member who struck a victim three times with a machete.
When the September charges were nolle prossed, Descano's office walked away and the sheriff released him despite the active ICE hold.
Morales-Ortez allegedly shot a man dead inside his Reston home the following day – sending two elementary schools into lockdown while police hunted him through the woods on a bike.
DHS didn't mince words: "There is blood on the hands of Fairfax County politicians for pushing policies that released this illegal alien from jail."
That was just the opening act.
Police Sent Three Emails Warning Descano Before Stephanie Minter Was Killed
Abdul Jalloh is a 32-year-old illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone with over 40 charges in Fairfax County – rape, stabbings, assault, weapons, drug possession, identity theft.
Police emailed Descano's office three separate times warning that Jalloh would eventually kill someone.
A police commander wrote it to Descano's office in plain language: it was not a question of if, but when Jalloh would seriously wound or kill someone.
Descano dropped the charges anyway – nearly every single one that crossed his desk.
On February 23, 2026, Jalloh allegedly stabbed 41-year-old Stephanie Minter to death at a bus stop in Hybla Valley.
Minter was a single mother from Spotsylvania County waiting for a bus when Jalloh allegedly stabbed her repeatedly in the upper body and disappeared.
Sheriff Stacey Kincaid still refuses to honor the ICE detainer on Jalloh right now.
Minter's mother is launching a recall campaign against Descano. "He's as dangerous as the criminals themselves," Cheryl Minter told reporters.
What $700,000 Buys in Fairfax County
Descano didn't stumble into his job.
George Soros – the far-left Hungarian-American billionaire who has spent over $50 million funding pro-criminal prosecutors across the country – bankrolled Descano's campaigns through the Justice and Public Safety PAC to the tune of more than $700,000, according to the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund.
Soros's national bet has been that prosecutors who refuse to prosecute won't degrade public safety.
The body count in Fairfax County is his answer.
Descano's policy was so brazen he had it posted on his official website – openly stating his office considered immigration consequences before pursuing felony charges against illegal immigrants.
He quietly scrubbed the page after DOJ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon called it out publicly and said it was likely illegal.
The policy didn't disappear. Stephanie Minter did.
Congress Subpoenas Descano and Kincaid Over ICE Detainer Failures
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock sent letters to both Descano and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid demanding they testify before Congress.
The hearing – officially titled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies" – was originally set for April 15, then rescheduled to May 14, 2026, after Descano and Kincaid cited scheduling conflicts.
Both have now agreed to appear.
Jordan and McClintock told Kincaid directly: "Your pro-illegal alien policies have deadly consequences."
To Descano, they wrote: "During your tenure, the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office has routinely undermined the rule of law under the guise of safeguarding the public."
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adds a third layer – their so-called "Trust Policy" explicitly prohibits county police officers from sharing information with ICE at all.
Chairman Jeffrey McKay and the board built the entire sanctuary architecture. Descano and Kincaid are just the two faces walking into the hearing room.
What This Hearing Actually Means
Soros didn't fund Descano to prosecute criminals.
He funded him to not prosecute them – specifically illegal immigrants – and he got exactly what he paid for.
Two Americans are dead who should be alive, and Descano's office had the paperwork to stop both killers.
Jordan's hearing isn't about scoring political points – when Democrat politicians choose criminal illegal aliens over the people who elected them, two Americans end up dead and a mother never hears her daughter's voice again.
Cheryl Minter said what every American watching this already knows: "I'm never going to speak to her again. Hear her voice or see her face to see her smile."
That's the real cost of $700,000 worth of Soros justice.
Sources:
- Fox News Digital, "House panel summons Soros-backed Fairfax prosecutor over releases tied to violent illegal immigrant cases," Fox News, March 2026.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "DHS Calls on Fairfax County Politicians to Honor ICE Detainer for Criminal Illegal Alien," DHS.gov, December 19, 2025.
- Nick Minock, "Fairfax leaders agree to testify on Capitol Hill on their sanctuary immigration policies," WJLA 7News, April 2026.
- Nick Minock, "Emails show Fairfax police warned prosecutor about suspect in Hybla Valley killing," WJLA 7News, March 5, 2026.
- Nick Minock, "Illegal immigrant accused of killing woman in Fairfax County had previous charges dropped," WJLA 7News, March 3, 2026.
- Nick Minock, "Family of murdered mother pushing for recall of Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano," WJLA 7News, April 2026.
- Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, "Follow the Money: Mapping Soros Prosecutor Funding," policedefense.org.
