ICE recaptures Honduran immigrant charged with child sexual offenses after local release
ICE detained Oscar Evaristo Nunez, a Honduran illegal immigrant facing child sex crime charges, following his release by Fairfax County officials who ignored an immigration detainer.
Oscar Evaristo Nunez, a Honduran national who entered the United States illegally around September 2003, was first taken into custody in August 2025 on charges of aggravated sexual battery against children and the non-consensual recording of an undressed minor. ICE filed a detainer with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, yet county authorities released him two days later without informing federal officials. After remaining at large, Nunez was recaptured on September 15 during a focused ICE enforcement action.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin condemned the release, accusing Fairfax officials of “sanctuary” politics that jeopardize safety. Governor Abigail Spanberger, who assumed office in January 2026, has since ended state participation in certain ICE programs. Nunez now remains in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
Why it matters
The case highlights tension between federal immigration enforcement and local sanctuary policies, affecting public safety and legal cooperation.
How this story developed
- Aug 13 San Antonio immigrants live in constant fear as ICE arrests surge
- Aug 18 ICE released a draft plan to provide liability insurance to local officers making immigration arrests.
- Aug 22 San Diego County board approved a narrow vote to halt ICE and CBP firearms training at county‑owned ranges.
- Aug 23 An investigation found that 71% of detainee grievances were dismissed and only 8% were resolved in detainees’ favor.
- Aug 25 ICE began using a $45 billion allocation to shift legal ownership of detention centers to the federal government.
- Sep 1 ICE placed a mother and her adult daughter into custody after a hospital intake following a car crash in Florida.
- Sep 1 ICE carried out a raid in Memphis that arrested more than 100 people, the largest raid in the city’s history.
- Sep 11 A judge dismissed the deportation case against the Andhra Pradesh woman, yet ICE continued to require her reporting.
- Sep 17 ICE agent Christian Castro turned himself in to Minnesota authorities on a warrant for assault after shooting a Venezuelan man, and faces both state and federal charges.
- Sep 18 Castro entered a not‑guilty plea to the federal false‑statement charges.
- Sep 20 A man was wounded after being shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in North Austin, Texas, and taken to a local hospital.
- Sep 27 A federal judge scheduled a personal appearance for the man on September 30 and issued a temporary order halting his deportation.
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