Democracy Dies in DarknessRepublicans accused Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano of allowing people in the country illegally to get away with serious crimes.May 15, 2026 at 1:12 p.m. EDTYesterday at 1:12 p.m. EDTFrom left, Cheryl Minter, former Virginia attorney general Jason S. Miyares, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephen Descano and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid are sworn in to testify on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) and Congressional Republicans hammered the prosecutor of Virginia’s largest county Thursday during a House subcommittee hearing on criminal justice and immigration, the latest action targeting liberal local officials to attack broader Democratic policies.