{"id":71689,"date":"2026-04-14T13:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/residents-in-major-dc-suburb-demand-action-over-illegal-aliens-committing-violent-crimes-has-to-change\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:57:15","slug":"residents-in-major-dc-suburb-demand-action-over-illegal-aliens-committing-violent-crimes-has-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/residents-in-major-dc-suburb-demand-action-over-illegal-aliens-committing-violent-crimes-has-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents in major DC suburb demand action over illegal aliens committing violent crimes: &#8216;Has to change&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in Fairfax County, Virginia expressed frustrations with a slew of violent crimes committed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal aliens<\/a> in recent months while at the same time voicing skepticism over President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not team ICE, but I do agree that if you\u2019re out here committing crimes, then you don\u2019t want to be here,&#8221; one respondent said, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency at the heart of Trump\u2019s detention and deportation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, I think they should leave the people that are just chilling alone, but if you\u2019re out here committing crimes, yeah, you might have to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In particular, residents raised alarm about cases like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/angel-mom-gop-blame-spanberger-after-illegal-immigrant-30-arrests-charged-killing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the murder of Stephanie Minter<\/a> \u2014 a woman stabbed to death at a bus stop in February at the hands of an illegal alien from Sierra Leone \u2014 a repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dhs-slams-insane-5-year-plea-deal-illegal-immigrants-admitted-fatal-stabbing-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DHS SLAMS \u2018INSANE\u2019 5-YEAR PLEA DEAL FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO ADMITTED FATAL STABBING IN VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abdul Jalloh, 32, had been arrested more than 30 times, according to the Department of Homeland Security, but was still released by Virginia authorities.<\/p>\n<p>To some, Minter\u2019s death is a clear indicator of a need for reform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ll tell you this. Someone that\u2019s been arrested 30 times and has been let back out and can commit a crime like this? Something has to change. Something is not working,&#8221; one Fairfax resident told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ice-pressures-spanberger-fairfax-murder-suspects-trigger-new-detainers-sanctuary-clash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ICE PRESSURES SPANBERGER AS FAIRFAX MURDER SUSPECTS TRIGGER NEW DETAINERS IN \u2018SANCTUARY\u2019 CLASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it\u2019s the 30th time, I don\u2019t know what justification they have for why they\u2019re not sent back or given some sort of harsher punishment,&#8221; another said.<\/p>\n<p>Fairfax County has made headlines for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/migrant-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">string of murders<\/a> similar to Minter\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/virginia-father-charged-murdering-infant-daughter-illegal-alien-says-dhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">charged 28-year-old Guatemala native<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/virginia-father-charged-murdering-infant-daughter-illegal-alien-says-dhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Misael Lopez Gomez<\/a> with the murder of his 3-month-old daughter. His arrest comes on the heels of a separate attack by Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, another Guatemalan man charged with fatally stabbing a man in his home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/angel-mom-rips-sanctuary-state-daughters-alleged-killer-walked-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ANGEL MOM RIPS SANCTUARY STATE AFTER DAUGHTER&#8217;S ALLEGED KILLER WALKED FREE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Department of Homeland Security, three out of every four suspects charged with murder in Fairfax County are illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Other Fairfax residents approached by Fox News Digital said they believed the state needed to coordinate its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law enforcement<\/a> efforts more tightly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new governor \u2014 she needs to do better to work with the Fairfax police department. It\u2019s up to her too. She\u2019s a new one,&#8221; a commentator said, referring to Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/abigail-spanberger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a>, who assumed office in November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senator-warns-deportation-could-let-virginia-womans-illegal-immigrants-killer-escape-accountability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DEM SENATOR WARNS DEPORTATION COULD LET VIRGINIA WOMAN&#8217;S ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KILLER &#8216;ESCAPE ACCOUNTABILITY&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Spanberger has repeatedly said Virginia is not a sanctuary state, a state that prevents local law enforcement from partnering with federal immigration enforcement efforts, Spanberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/state-and-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">rescinded local-federal coordination requirements<\/a> as one of her first actions as governor.<\/p>\n<p>She argued that Virginia\u2019s resources would be better spent enforcing its own laws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Virginians have been deprived of critical public safety and local law enforcement to divert their limited resources for use in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enforcing federal civil immigration laws<\/a>,&#8221; Spanberger said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/media\/governorvirginiagov\/governor-of-virginia\/pdf\/eo\/EO-10-RESCISSION-OF-EXECUTIVE-ORDER-NO.-FORTY-SEVEN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">a press release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/meet-fairfax-killers-top-violent-illegal-alien-criminals-wreaking-havoc-major-american-suburb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MEET THE FAIRFAX KILLERS: TOP VIOLENT ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIMINALS WREAKING HAVOC ON MAJOR AMERICAN SUBURB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Federal authorities should enforce federal civil immigration laws \u2014 law enforcement in the Commonwealth should prioritize the safety and security of all residents in Virginia, the enforcement of local and state laws and coordination with federal entities on criminal matters,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger signed her executive order on Jan. 17 \u2014 the same day she took office.<\/p>\n<p>Although some residents said they had reservations about federal immigration policies, they suggested illegal aliens with criminal histories probably shouldn\u2019t raise controversy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do think that\u2019s a good place to start. People that are committing crimes actively now who are not supposed to be here? I mean, yeah. That\u2019s reasonable,&#8221; another resident said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in Fairfax County, Virginia expressed frustrations with a slew of violent crimes committed by illegal aliens in recent months while at the same time voicing skepticism over President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown. &#8220;I\u2019m not team ICE, but I do agree that if you\u2019re out here committing crimes, then you don\u2019t want to be here,&#8221; &#8230; <a title=\"Residents in major DC suburb demand action over illegal aliens committing violent crimes: &#8216;Has to change&#8217;\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/residents-in-major-dc-suburb-demand-action-over-illegal-aliens-committing-violent-crimes-has-to-change\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Residents in major DC suburb demand action over illegal aliens committing violent crimes: &#8216;Has to change&#8217;\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}