Virginia Politics and Governance

DHS, through Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis, has publicly pressed Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Virginia officials to notify ICE and honor immigration detainers after Abdul Jalloh — whom DHS says entered the U.S. in 2012, received a final order of removal in 2020, and has been tied to dozens of arrests — was charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman at a Fairfax bus stop. Fairfax County Police emails show officers warned prosecutors at least three times that Jalloh was a repeat and violent offender with extensive prior contacts (reported as more than 100 incidents), saying “it is not a question of if, but rather when,” and DHS has linked the case to criticism of the governor’s new non‑cooperation order and other recent local releases.