Progressive Prosecutor Faces Recall for Illegal Immigrant Favoritism

Imagine letting an illegal immigrant with a violent crime resume longer than a CVS receipt roam free in America instead of deporting him. What's the worst that could happen? Sadly, we know the answer.

Abdul Jalloh is presently sitting in jail for allegedly murdering Stephanie Minter at a bus stop in Virginia. And if it weren't for progressive prosecutors and judges who seem to be on a mission to make sure illegal immigrant criminals stay free, he wouldn't have had a chance to commit an act of violence because he wouldn't have been here.

Stephanie’s mom, Cheryl Minter, said enough with this justice system and is now working to recall one of the prosecutors responsible for Jalloh’s freedom, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano.

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The career felon has an impressive record, well-known to the justice system, which seems reluctant to hold him. What would you think of a record by a US citizen that looked like this: more than 30 arrests for charges of rape, malicious wounding, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing, larceny, firing a weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pickpocketing? Well, thanks to Descano and others, many of Jalloh's charges were dropped.

ICE had Jalloh in custody for nearly two years and flagged him for removal, but a 2020 ruling that he could not be deported to his home country of Sierra Leone meant he had to be released. Jalloh has been in the US – illegally – since 2012, racking up criminal charges and raising questions about how such a dangerous individual could evade both deportation and extended incarceration. The failure to enforce existing immigration laws and detain repeat offenders like Jalloh not only undermines public safety but has also left families like the Minters grappling with unimaginable loss and demanding accountability from a justice system they feel has failed them. And it has.

“Thirty times the system had a chance to stop him,” Minter’s petition states. “Thirty times. I think about that every single day. This was not an unavoidable tragedy. It was the predictable consequence of decisions made by Descano.”

The justice system, and specifically Descano and other progressive prosecutors and judges, has repeatedly ignored the laws on the books, flaunting political ideology, and leaving families grieving and angry. Victims of illegal immigrant crime have every right to be angry and stay angry. It may be the only way to rid individual communities of rapists and murderers like Jalloh.

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So who was the judge who ruled Jalloh couldn't be deported to Sierra Leone back in 2020? That person's name is being withheld from the public. Wonder why. He or she is much safer than Stephanie Minter.

Jalloh isn't the only illegal immigrant in Fairfax County accused of committing murder this year:

• Misael Lopez Gomez: charged with killing his 3-month-old in a blunt-force trauma incident in Bailey’s Crossroads.
• Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy: arrested for stabbing a man to death in Bailey’s Crossroads.
• Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos: allegedly stabbed Carmen Lizet Puch near Great Falls on August 17.

Deport This Illegal Immigrant and Others Like Him

Jalloh’s case exemplifies a grim reality: It wasn’t a matter of “slipping through the cracks” – it was a series of conscious decisions by those in power to ignore warning after warning and release dangerous criminals back into the community. This is not bureaucratic oversight; it’s the result of leaders actively choosing policy and ideology over the safety of their citizens. The repeated release of individuals with violent criminal histories, even in the face of ICE detainers and judicial orders, has left communities vulnerable and families devastated. Each new tragedy is not an accident but the direct consequence of these choices, fueling public outrage and a growing demand for real accountability and change.

“Stephanie’s case is not an isolated failure,” the petition, which has well over 12,000 valid signatures, continues. “Under Descano’s leadership, Fairfax County has repeatedly seen dangerous offenders released, despite serious charges and lengthy criminal histories, while public safety took a back seat.”