Three men arrested in Virginia child exploitation sting released on bond

In Fairfax County, Virginia, a child exploitation sting ensnared nine men who allegedly sought to meet minors for sex after online exchanges with undercover detectives — three of whom, identified as undocumented immigrants with prior criminal records, have since been released on bond. Their presence in the country, their histories of prior offenses, and their current freedom pending proceedings have drawn the story into the older, unresolved American argument about immigration enforcement, local sovereignty, and the protection of the most vulnerable. What began as a law enforcement success now