Illegal immigrant accused of fentanyl dealing linked to Virginia high school overdoses

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News' Chanley Painter reports on an illegal immigrant from Venezuela being accused of stabbing a California father to death in a sanctuary city. The alleged murder occurred just one day after a local judge released the suspect on his own recognizance. Federal authorities are now demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom hand over the suspect for deportation. An illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has faced a final deportation order since 2024 was caught and later released on bond at the Texas border in 2016 before his arrest last week for allegedly dealing fentanyl near a Virginia high school, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Isaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, was arrested Aug. 20 and charged with distributing fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a school. He is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. "ICE lodged a de