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ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025.

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DHS condemned Fairfax County’s sanctuary policies after Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez, an undocumented immigrant with prior arrests, allegedly shot and killed a man in Reston, Virginia on December 17, 2025 — reportedly one day after county officials declined to honor an ICE arrest detainer and released him. ICE had lodged a detainer on September 14, 2025 following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm; Morales-Ortez was later charged with second-degree murder and firearms offenses. DHS criticized local officials in a statement by Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and directed victims to the VOICE Office for support.
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The claim that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, cannot be verified due to the lack of publicly available information. The Department of Homeland Security's press releases from that period do not mention an individual by that name. Without official confirmation or credible sources, the accuracy of this statement remains unverified.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:57 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, cannot be verified due to the lack of publicly available information. The Department of Homeland Security's press releases from that period do not mention an individual by that name. Without official confirmation or credible sources, the accuracy of this statement remains unverified.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:46 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm, is not verifiable with the available sources. While the Department of Homeland Security's press release from December 19, 2025, mentions that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, it does not specify the charges leading to the detainer. Additionally, Fairfax County officials have stated that they require a judicial warrant to hold individuals beyond their scheduled release time, citing constitutional and due-process considerations. This indicates a potential conflict between federal and local authorities regarding the enforcement of such detainers. Therefore, without access to official court records or ICE documentation detailing the charges and the detainer, the accuracy of the claim cannot be confirmed.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:01 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, cannot be verified with the available information. The Department of Homeland Security's press release from December 19, 2025, mentions an arrest detainer for Morales-Ortez but does not specify the date it was lodged. Without access to the original press release or official records, the exact date of the detainer cannot be confirmed. Therefore, the claim is unverifiable.
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:53 AMTrue
    According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer against Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm. However, Fairfax County officials declined to honor the detainer, releasing him without a judicial warrant, as per their sanctuary policies. Subsequently, Morales-Ortez was charged with second-degree murder in a separate incident. (ffxnow.com)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:05 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, cannot be verified with the available information. The Department of Homeland Security's press release from December 19, 2025, does not mention an individual named Morales-Ortez, and no other sources provide details about such a detainer on that date. Therefore, the claim cannot be substantiated.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:23 AMTrue
    According to reports, ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm. However, Fairfax County officials stated that without a court-issued warrant, they had no grounds to hold him beyond his scheduled release. (ffxnow.com) This indicates that the ICE detainer was issued on the specified date.
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:54 AMTrue
    According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer against Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm. However, Fairfax County officials declined to honor the detainer, citing the absence of a judicial warrant, and released him when local charges were dropped. (ffxnow.com) Subsequently, Morales-Ortez was charged with second-degree murder in Reston, Virginia, on December 17, 2025. (newsbusters.org)
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:46 PMUnverifiable
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer against Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm. (ffxnow.com) However, Fairfax County officials stated that they did not honor the detainer due to the absence of a judicial warrant, as their policy requires such a warrant to hold individuals beyond their scheduled release time. (ffxnow.com) Without access to the actual detainer issued by ICE, it is impossible to independently verify the exact date and content of the detainer. Therefore, the claim that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, cannot be independently confirmed.
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:44 AMin_progress
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on December 19, 2025, that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against an individual named Morales-Ortez on September 14, 2025, following his arrest for assault and brandishing a firearm. However, the DHS press release does not provide further details about this individual, such as his full name or immigration status. Additionally, the Gonzalez Settlement Agreement, effective March 2025, restricts ICE's ability to issue detainers without a neutral review process, which may affect the validity of such detainers. (immigrantjustice.org) Given the lack of specific information about Morales-Ortez and the recent legal changes, it is challenging to verify the accuracy of the statement.
  10. Original article · Dec 19, 2025
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