U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal alien from Honduras charged with child sex crimes after Fairfax County, Virginia, refused to honor an immigration detainer and released him back into the community, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Oscar Evaristo Nunez was arrested by ICE Washington, D.C. on September 15 during a targeted enforcement operation. He had previously been arrested and charged on August 27, 2025, with aggravated sexual battery of a parent with a child aged 13 to 17, two counts of nonconsent filming or videotaping of an undressed minor, and two counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under 13 years old.
ICE lodged a detainer for Nunez with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on August 29, two days after his arrest. Fairfax County refused to honor the detainer and released Nunez without notifying ICE. He will remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of immigration proceedings.
"Another criminal illegal alien has been taken off the streets by the brave men and women of ICE, with no help from sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "This illegal alien from Honduras had been arrested for child sex crimes in August last year, but Fairfax County refused to honor ICE's detainer and let this creep back out onto the streets."
Mullin added that ICE "did the job that these heartless sanctuary politicians won't do: enforce the law and protect American lives," and called on Governor Abigail Spanberger and "her fellow sanctuary politicians to stop putting the needs of illegal aliens over the safety of the American people."
"Oscar Evaristo Nunez is charged with some disgusting and horrifying crimes and represents a significant threat to the members of our Northern Virginia communities," said ICE Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Robert Guadian. "When local officials refuse to work with ICE and honor our detainers, they are prioritizing politics over the safety of their neighborhoods."
Nunez illegally entered the United States near Arizona in or around September 2003. According to DHS, Governor Spanberger signed executive orders during her first days in office banning state cooperation with ICE and terminating 287(g) state and local agreements.
DHS said Virginia has become a hotbed of illegal alien crime under Spanberger, citing recent cases including Freddi Chigo Mil, charged with second-degree murder and malicious wounding in a Staunton stabbing; Jorge Gilberto Zamorano-Burciaga, charged with more than 20 counts related to child pornography in Franklin County; and Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, charged with second-degree murder in Fairfax County.