Fairfax County Freed Illegal Despite ICE Request — Now a Man Is Dead

An illegal immigrant with several prior charges was freed from jail in Fairfax County, Virginia, despite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requesting his detention — and went on to allegedly kill a man Wednesday, the agency told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Marvin Morales-Ortez of El Salvador was in the country illegally before police say he gunned down a Reston resident, according to an ICE spokesperson. In addition to ignoring ICE’s detainer request, the county dropped his charges of assault causing injury, brandishing or pointing a firearm, assaulting law enforcement and disorderly conduct that he received between August 2023 and September 2025, court records show.

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Morales-Ortez was also accused of murder in 2021, but the charge was dropped after someone else was deemed responsible, ABC 7 reported, citing a statement from the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney. Morales-Ortez was only convicted in Fairfax County over a June 2024 theft charge by failing to appear in court, documents show. He received no jail time and a $300 fine that he never fully paid.

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