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Guatemalan Man Charged With Murder in Fairfax County Stabbing
Police say the suspect knew the victim, and the case is the second recent fatal stabbing in the county.
On Monday, Fairfax County police arrested 38-year-old Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy of Guatemala for the Sunday stabbing death of a man in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia. Muy faces second-degree murder charges and is held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
Federal officials identified Muy as an illegal immigrant who likely entered the United States as a "got-away" who crossed the border without documentation. The Department of Homeland Security lodged a detainer against him with the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office.
This marks the second fatal stabbing involving an illegal immigrant in Fairfax County within six weeks. Last month, police charged Abdul Jalloh from Sierra Leone with second-degree murder for stabbing Stephanie Minter at a bus stop in Hybla Valley.
Immigration enforcement remains a debated issue in Virginia, as Sheriff Stacey Kincaid chooses not to honor federal detainers. This follows Governor Abigail Spanberger's decision to rescind an order requiring state police to maintain immigration enforcement agreements with federal authorities.
The House Judiciary Committee scheduled an April 15 hearing titled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies," inviting Sheriff Kincaid and Attorney Steve Descano to testify on how local policies limiting federal immigration cooperation affect public safety.