A woke Virginia prosecutor whose radical ideology will take center stage at an upcoming congressional hearing once called deporting illegal immigrants “a perversion of justice.”
Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, who is under fire for letting a pair of admitted migrant murderers walk away with just five years in prison this month, made the comments when he was running for office in 2019.
He took office on a campaign of reducing some criminal penalties and reducing cash bail. A line on Descano’s website at the time, which is still igniting controversy, said: “If two people commit the same crime, but only one’s punishment includes deportation, that’s a perversion of justice and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County.”
Critics bashed the comments as the twisted byproduct of four years of open border policies under the Biden Administration
“Deportation isn’t a perversion of justice; it is justice,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) told The Post.
“Democrats like Steve Descano are doing everything they can to carry on Joe Biden’s legacy of lawlessness.
“Republicans should explore every possible avenue to hold Soros-backed district attorneys accountable for giving criminal illegal aliens a free pass to wreak havoc on American citizens,” she added, referring to lefty Democratic kingmaker George Soros.
Descano’s campaign received from two Soros funded groups, the Justice and Public Safety PAC and the New Virginia Majority PAC, received $628,000 and $114,000, according to state records.
House Republicans are bringing Descano in to testify for a hearing set for May 14 titled: “Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies.”
Maldin Anibal Guzman and Wis Alonso Sorto-Portillo received five-year prison sentences after pleading guilty this month to the 2024 killing of Fairfax County resident Nicacio Hernandez Gonzalez.
Descano’s office defended the plea deal, telling The Post it was “the only way to ensure that the defendants were incarcerated for this brutal murder. Since the victim’s body was found in a creek the next morning, there was no DNA or any physical evidence at the scene. No murder weapon was ever found. All witnesses in this case were terrified to come forward or assist with prosecution.”
As for his comment about deportation, “that page was taken down because it was being misconstrued and misinterpreted. The office’s actual policy is on our official website,” Descano’s office said.
Descano’s site currently says he favors diversion from jail for nonviolent offenders, using data “to undo disparities and reach better outcomes” and calls for “victim-centered prosecution.”
Blackburn wasn’t buying it, saying the “sweetheart deal” line proves the left “doesn’t care about your family or your safety.”
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