May 11, 2024
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New restorative justice program launched

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Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced a new program April 6 to provide restorative justice to certain individuals charged with crimes. The Deferral and Dismissal Pilot Program, called Taking Root, is a partnership between Descano’s office and the Opportunities Alternatives and Resources (OAR) organization. “The focus of Taking Root will be to address a … Continued

Judge denies motion for stay in TJ case

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A federal judge rejected a motion by the Fairfax County School Board March 11 to delay implementation of the judge’s decision on the admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the Washington Post reports. Judge Claude Hilton of the U.S. District Court had previously ruled that the admissions system adopted by … Continued

An early win for school boards in mask mandate suit

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A judge with the Arlington County Circuit Court has granted a temporary restraining order Feb. 4 against Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ban on mask mandates. The ruling by Judge Louise DiMatteo involves a lawsuit filed by seven school boards, including Fairfax County, Alexandria, Arlington County, Falls Church, Hampton Roads, Prince William County, and Richmond. Related … Continued

More than 3 percent of all Mason District residents are in deportation proceedings

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The Immigration Court at 1901 S. Bell St. in Crystal City handles deportation, asylum, and related cases from all over Virginia. [A. Baros/VOA] In Mason District, 3.6 percent of the total population are in deportation proceedings.  That number reflects the huge backlog of deportation cases in Virginia, as well as the large immigrant population in … Continued

Support grows for police and criminal justice reforms

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A scene from a viral video shows motorist Derrick Thompson being forcibly removed from his vehicle by a Virginia state trooper. The incident highlights the need for police reform. A group of progressive commonwealth’s attorneys from across Virginia are throwing their support behind an effort by the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus and Virginia Senate Democratic … Continued

Commonwealth’s attorney to reform Fairfax County criminal justice system

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Descano speaks to the community at a campaign event in Mason District. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced on June 4 several steps he is taking to reform the country’s criminal justice system. In response to the nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, Descano said: “Our country—our … Continued

White supremacist gets two years for hateful graffiti

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Mahone [FCPD] Dylan Mahone, the Nazi sympathizer who pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on the Northern Virginia Jewish Community Center and Little River United Church of Christ in April 2017, was sentenced to 21 months in jail Dec. 14, according to reports on WTOP and NBC4. Meanwhile, no one has been arrested … Continued

Immigrant advocates urge county officials to address ‘crisis of deportations’

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Immigrant advocates, from the left, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center, and Sookyung Oh and Jung Bin Cho of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium.  The recent decision by Fairfax County Sherriff Stacey Kincaid to stop holding people in jail beyond their release times so U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials … Continued

Two local “Dreamers” file suit against abrupt change in federal immigration policy

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These advocates with the Annandale-based National Korean American Service & Education Consortium urge Congress to extend the Dream Act to protect immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. [NAKASEC] Nurimaro Park of Fairfax and Jonathan Alvarenga Recinos of Alexandria suddenly lost their status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, when the … Continued