FIRST ON FOX: Records obtained by a conservative legal group show Fairfax County, Virginia, declined to transfer 615 illegal immigrants to ICE over the past 16 months, while turning over just 11.

Fairfax County, whose board includes one Republican supervisor for what is the most populous jurisdiction in the Old Dominion, formally designated itself a sanctuary jurisdiction in 2021 after passing the Public Trust and Confidentiality Policy or «Trust Policy.»

America First Legal filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the county seeking records from the office of Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Ann Kincaid, who testified at a contentious House hearing earlier this spring on Fairfax’s reluctance to cooperate with federal law enforcement.

The data, obtained directly from a Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office document, showed that for the entirety of 2025, Kincaid’s office refused to transfer 448 illegal immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security for processing and instead only turned over a total of nine to ICE. During the first four months of 2026, Fairfax declined to transfer another 167 illegal immigrants, while turning over only two.

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Since then, county policy has barred law enforcement from honoring ICE civil detainers or otherwise assisting with federal immigration enforcement.

America First Legal (AFL), which first obtained the data, placed much of the blame on Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephen Descano, who sat beside Kincaid at the recent hearing and faced sharp questioning from Republicans over his prosecutorial discretion in cases involving illegal immigrants arrested in the county.

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AFL said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital that Fairfax’s overall framework encourages recidivism by illegal immigrant offenders and has directly led to several gruesome cases, including the murder of Fredericksburg, Virginia, woman Stephanie Minter, whose alleged killer is an illegal immigrant from West Africa with a lengthy criminal record in Fairfax County.

AFL noted that Descano is under investigation by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division over claims U.S. citizens are effectively discriminated against because of the prosecutor’s stated preferential policies, which appeared on his campaign pages and elsewhere and were highlighted by Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock, R-Calif., and others during the hearing.

The group pointed to fatal stabbings; the alleged assault of a woman on the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, a popular rail trail spanning from Washington, D.C., to Purcellville that has long been considered safe; and other crimes allegedly committed by illegal immigrants who, it said, received light sentences or had charges dropped.

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Descano has long defended his prosecutorial discretion as evidence-based and handled on a case-by-case basis.

A Descano spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement Thursday that the DOJ’s probe is politically motivated and has «distort[ed] the office’s policy.» The spokesperson also said the notice appeared to arrive intentionally just before Descano testified before McClintock.

«Our office’s policies are fair, legal and reflect the values of Fairfax County, and we will not be distracted from our mission of keeping this community safe and holding individuals accountable when they commit crimes,» the spokesperson said.

Fox News Digital also reached out to Kincaid’s office for comment.

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, left, and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Ann Kincaid, right, testify before Congress. (Tom Williams/Getty Images)

AFL counsel Will Scolinos rejected the county’s defense, telling Fox News Digital that tragic cases such as Minter’s murder are the product of the Trust Policy and the shielding of «hundreds of illegal aliens … from federal law enforcement.»

«This deliberate obstruction by county officials protects illegal alien lawbreakers and endangers every family in Northern Virginia,» Scolinos said. «For too many families, it is already too late. But to protect other Virginians from future crimes at the hands of illegal aliens with prior arrests, Fairfax County must reverse this reckless, anti-American governance immediately.»

In the most recent month recorded, April 2026, 32 illegal immigrants were listed as being in the sheriff’s office’s custody, with none released to ICE. All 32 were subject to an «informed detainer,» and three were listed as convicted.

AFL also noted that Santa Clara County, California — home to the San Francisco 49ers’ new stadium — informed the group that it received 529 ICE detainer requests in 2025 and honored none.

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«If each detainer represents a unique illegal alien, an average of 1.34 arrested illegal aliens were released into Santa Clara every day,» AFL said in April.

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The numbers reflect a pattern that is expected to continue drawing scrutiny from the Trump administration and groups such as AFL, which has also sought data from sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide.

Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment.

No one will struggle to keep warm amid an historic heat wave gripping the eastern U.S.

But how about keeping «your comrade warm?»

No. You’re not back in the USSR.

But you might be in the Democratic party.

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«You deserve to make sure that your international comrades are actually working with you and getting the benefits that you that you all deserve,» said Democratic New York House nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier at a union rally in New York City.

«Half of the people here are strangers to you all. But now you have comrades,» said Colorado Democratic Congressional nominee Melat Kiros who defeated Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) Tuesday.

«I’ve got to give a shout out to my comrades,» said Missouri Democratic Congressional candidate Hartzell Gray on a podcast interview.

To Democratic Socialists, you don’t know how lucky you are.

«You have the solidarity of the entire labor movement. And you have my solidarity, too,» said Democratic New York House nominee Claire Valdez.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) didn’t endorse either Avila Chevalier nor Valdez. However, he did congratulate them. Jeffries naturally needs Avila Chavalier, Valdez and Democratic New York House nominee Brad Lander to win. They probably will this fall. But when asked about progressives who prevailed in the New York primary – who he didn’t endorse – Jeffries delivered a nuanced answer.

«I will support every single Democratic incumbent in the New York Congressional delegation and beyond,» said Jeffries.

CNN resuscitated a set of old tweets from Avila Chevalier. Some praised communism. Others called for more Marxist literature in libraries. Yours truly pressed Jeffries about whether he should call out Avila Chevalier for some of her old social media postings.

«Should she apologize or clarify some of these very inflammatory tweets that she sent?» I queried.

«That’s a question you’re going to have to ask her,» answered Jeffries.

«But as Leader, is that a problem?» I followed up.

«I’ve spoken to this issue. I’ve expressed my position as it relates to many of the things that she has said in the past over Twitter. my statement speaks for itself,» answered Jeffries.

Then the 29-year-old Melat Kiros whipped 29-year House veteran Diana DeGette in Colorado. Kiros’s victory demonstrated that the Democratic Socialist message didn’t just resonate in the urban canyons of lower Manhattan. But in the Rocky Mountains, too.

«What we are fighting for is Medicare for all. Universal child care. Abolishing ICE. And ending the genocide in Gaza,» said Kiros.

These are core subjects for the left.

«They’re winning on platforms like Medicare for all. Universal health care. Universal childcare. Raising the minimum wage,» said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). «These ideas, whether you call it socialism or not, they are very popular across the country.»

Progressive influencer Hasan Piker believes victories by these candidates in New York and Colorado are just the beginning.

«Progressive politics, left populism. It can work in every district in every state. That’s why I kept saying over and over again, it’s coming to a city near you,» said Piker.

But not everyone is on board.

«Will Democrats continue to defend crazypants?» asked Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Fox.

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) is another. He’s a moderate, pro-Israel Democrat in a battleground district in which President Trump carried in 2024.

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Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic House candidate for New York, center, speaks during a rally with Columbia Postdoctoral Workers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City on June 30, 2026. (Bloomberg)

«My folks want really normal folks. Democrats, Republicans, just people who are going to get things done. And so they see this because this is what gets attention,» said Landsman. «I hope the party doesn’t go in that direction. Having a diversity of opinions is one thing. But some of what some of them think is beyond the pale. It’s just outrageous.»

Landsman wished Democratic leaders would speak out against controversial candidates and nominees.

«The fact that they won’t even call it out, I think is an underlying current within the Democrat Party that they’re scared of their own base,» said Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC).

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) is retiring after 32 years in Congress. She’s not aligned with her likely successor, Claire Valdez.

«So what do you make of some of the controversy about your prospective successor? And is that driving a wedge through the party?» yours truly asked Velazquez.

«Look, we are celebrating the outcome of this Supreme Court decision that reaffirm the fundamental principle of the Constitution that anyone born in this country is an American citizen,» answered Velazquez, trying to change the subject.

«But do you have but did you not see things eye to eye with your prospective successor here?» I followed up.

Velazquez sighed.

«Look, she won and I wish her well. And I offered myself to sit down with her and discuss the transition. But this is how democracy works,» said Velazquez.

Still, other Democrats believe the party can operate under a «big tent» and court voters.

«There’s room for conversations about where we go. But we’re not the party of one person or coalition and there’s going to be those discussions about where we move forward,» said Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL).

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) asserted that wins by Democratic Socialists in New York City carried outsized weight. She also said that it was natural for the press corps to capitalize on possible divisions in the party.

«I think that you all try to stir it up. Stir up this language. Try to pit people against each other,» said Dingell.

I asked Dingell about «controversial things» which Avila Chevalier peddled over the years.

«I don’t have to agree with everything that she said. The Republicans are putting kerosene on the fire,» said Dingell.

«Didn’t she pour kerosene on it to start with?» I asked.

«Look, I wouldn’t have said some of the things that she said. But I don’t vote in New York. They do,» answered Dingell.

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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries faces growing pressure as democratic socialist-backed candidates gain influence in New York, raising new questions about the party’s ideological direction. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Republicans are adamantly opposed to socialism. But in a weird way, the Democratic lurch left might actually help the GOP beat the historic odds and hold the House.

«They’re a complete socialist party now,» said Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC). «They’ve got to either own it or disassociate themselves from it.»

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When the Beatles released Back In the USSR, American conservatives and right-wing reactionaries said this proved that the group harbored communist sentiments.

Now the American right says the Democratic party has turned to the left. Republicans say listen to the rhetoric of Democratic Socialists espousing their views. And to hear the GOP tell it, those candidates may as well be back in the USSR.

Europa pena para que su mercado no quede aplastado bajo las importaciones baratas de productos chinos, desde autos eléctricos hasta la última remera trucha de algún futbolista famoso. Mientras entre los dirigentes se negocia para no llegar a las manos en una guerra comercial que dañaría tanto a China como a Europa, las instituciones europeas siguen tomando decisiones prácticas para proteger su mercado.

Este miércoles 1 de julio entró en vigor lo que en Europa se llama coloquialmente como “tasa Shein” (por el nombre de la empresa china de e-commerce). Se trata de imponer un arancel de tres euros por producto a los pequeños paquetes de terceros países que entren en el mercado europeo. Hasta ahora estaban libres de pagar cualquier tasa los que no alcanzaran un valor de 150 euros. La medida no está diseñada contra ningún país en concreto, pero en la práctica está hecha especialmente para China y sus plataformas de comercio online como Shein, Temu o AliExpress.

La medida entra en vigor justo dos días después de una reunión de alto nivel entre funcionarios europeos y chinos que se dieron de plazo hasta octubre para implantar medidas de transparencia que eviten el estallido de una guerra comercial. La idea de la Comisión Europea, que tiene el mandato de los líderes de los 27 para endurecer la relación comercial con China, es que se puede dialogar y llegar a acuerdos mientras se toman medidas de protección del mercado europeo, aunque Beijing las considere medidas proteccionistas.

El mecanismo es temporal. Cada artículo que entre en el mercado europeo pagará una tasa de tres euros, pero esto debería decaer en un plazo de dos años, cuando se prevé que esté preparado un mecanismo informático que calculará automáticamente cuánto debe pagar cada producto. Y no se pagan tres euros por paquete, sino por cada producto dentro de un paquete. Si en una caja vienen dos remeras, cada una pagará tres euros.

La Comisión Europea explica desde hace semanas que la prioridad no es recaudar, sino reducir las importaciones de productos baratos chinos, aunque la Comisión no señala en público a China. Bruselas estima que la libertad de pasar por aduanas sin apenas controles ni pago de tasas para los paquetes valorados en menos de 150 euros permite desde hace años la entrada masiva en el mercado europeo de productos truchos, que violan normas de propiedad intelectual o que no cumplen estándares de seguridad.

Así, compiten con los productores europeos con ventaja, pues estos pasan una serie de controles de calidad que Bruselas estima que en China o no se pasan o son menos estrictos. La imposibilidad de controlar uno por uno cada paquete hacen que la inmensa mayoría entre en el mercado europeo.

La Comisión Europea considera también que el sistema actual pone en desventaja competitiva a los vendedores europeos y es injusto porque les obliga a pagar unas tasas que sus rivales chinos no pagan. Los europeos importan mercancías al por mayor y por lo tanto pagan las tasas correspondientes mientras las tiendas de comercio online chinas inundan el mercado europeo con productos baratos enviados de uno en uno, por debajo de 150 euros y sin pagar tasa alguna en aduana. También se trata de evitar que se infravaloren los productos que entran en Europa para evitar esa tasa que pagaban los que valían más de 150 euros, porque ahora todos pagarán algo, aunque sean tres euros.

Para noviembre Bruselas espera poner en marcha una “tasa de gestión”. No gravaría el producto que entra en el mercado europeo, sino que serviría para pagar a las administraciones aduaneras por la carga de trabajo que supone gestionar millones de pequeños envíos a diario.

El crecimiento de este tipo de comercio ha llegado a ser un problema serio para las aduanas. La Comisión Europea calcula que cada año entran en la UE casi 6.000 millones de envíos baratos (casi 14 por cada residente en la UE), equivalente a 16 millones de paquetes cada día. Ese volumen se duplica cada año y estos paquetes baratos son ya el 97% del total de importaciones europeas calculado en número de bultos, pero sólo el 2% del valor importado. China está en el origen del 91% de esos paquetes pequeños que llegan a Europa.

Estados Unidos aplica desde el pasado verano su propia tasa similar después de años de no hacer pagar nada a los paquetes valorados en menos de 800 dólares.

Bruselas calcula que en la Unión Europea hay unas 30 millones de personas que trabajan en el comercio minorista y cuyos puestos de trabajo estaban en riesgo por la competencia de productos chinos baratos.

La Comisión Europea cree que China reaccionará de dos maneras. Imponiendo algún tipo de retorsión comercial y canalizando sus exportaciones a Europa a través de importadores locales.