Pro-police group asks DOJ to probe Soros-backed Virginia prosecutor using Biden-era law once aimed at cops

Fairfax County DA refuses to charge sex offender Fox News correspondent Alexandria Hoff has the latest on the Fairfax County district attorney facing backlash for refusing to charge a sex offender on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ EXCLUSIVE : A pro-police group will request the Justice Department investigate a Virginia prosecutor accused of being unfairly lenient to illegal immigrant suspects, using an oversight law the Biden administration used to scrutinize police departments like one in Kentucky after the Breonna Taylor incident . The law enforcement "pattern-or-practice" provision, under 34 USC 12601, was previously used to investigate alleged civil rights violations during the Biden era by police departments - including in Louisville after a no-knock warrant was served, leading to a shootout that killed Taylor. It has also been used against departments in New Jersey, Mississippi, and Tennessee as well as a division of the NYPD, for allegations ranging from excessive use of force, to gender bias and allegedly unlawful traffic stops. VIRGINIA AG CALLS DEM PROSECUTOR'S ACTIONS 'WEAPONIZED INCOMPETENCE' IN SCATHING REPORT The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund is calling for an investigation of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Sarah Voisin/Getty Images) On Wednesday, the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) told Fox News Digital it would ask the Trump Justice Department to use the same law in a different respect to investigate progressive Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano in Virginia. Descano, who received at least $600,000 from a George Soros -funded political action committee during his first election bid in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction in 2019, came under fire recently for the nonprosecution of an illegal immigrant who allegedly murdered someone the day after he was released. LELDF’s request "seeks to use established federal civil-rights tools to test whether a prosecutor’s office is operating a discriminatory system that endangers the public and erodes equal justice under law," the group’s president, Jason C. Johnson told Fox News Digital. LELDF officials will formally ask Deputy Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to investigate Descano’s office under the same "pattern-or-practice" concerns as Biden’s DOJ had in Louisville. LELDF alleged the Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office "violat[ed] the civil rights of US citizens by favoring illegal alien s and non-citizens in charging, plea bargaining, and sentencing decisions." They cited Descano’s "official policy" to consider " immigration consequences " when prosecuting cases. "As a federal prosecutor, Steve protected immigrants from criminals who targeted them due to their immigration status... Steve knows that regardless of immigration status, all our neighbors deserve equal protection of, and equal access to, the law," a passage on Descano’s campaign page reads. "The fear of law enforcement that Donald Trump has fostered in immigrant communities does nothing but lead to increased crime," Descano claimed in backing up his policy. "In addition to providing a safe place, Steve’s office will take immigration consequences into account when making charging and plea decisions. Although prosecutors typically refer to immigration consequences as ‘collateral consequences,’ avoiding the unnecessary destruction of families and communities will be a top...

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