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

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 detainer on August 20 for Isaac Melendez-Carranza, an illegal alien from El Salvador, with the Loudoun County Jail," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News.

An immigration judge issued Melendez-Carranza a final order of removal on July 18, 2024, according to DHS.

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Melendez-Carranza was encountered in Sterling, Virginia, less than a month later, on Aug. 1...