‘Independent’ investigator that absolved Fairfax schools in illegal immigrant groping case teaches ICE evasion tactics
Fairfax County Public Schools hired McGuireWoods to investigate its handling of a groping case involving illegal immigrant Israel Flores Ortiz. The law firm, which provides pro bono immigration assistance, cleared the school district of wrongdoing in its response to the assaults. Concerns have been raised about the objectivity of the investigation due to the nature of the contract between FCPS and McGuireWoods.
- ▪McGuireWoods was retained by FCPS to investigate the handling of sexual assaults by Israel Flores Ortiz.
- ▪The firm found that FCPS acted appropriately in response to the reports of sexual assault.
- ▪McGuireWoods offers immigration assistance and has advised clients on how to evade deportation authorities.
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The “independent” law firm that Fairfax County Public Schools hired to investigate its handling of a groping case involving an illegal immigrant provides pro bono immigration assistance and coaches clients on how to elude deportation authorities. Earlier this year, FCPS retained McGuireWoods, the largest law firm in Virginia, as an “objective” investigator to review whether the Northern Virginia school district properly dealt with a string of sexual assaults on school property committed by now-convicted illegal immigrant Israel Flores Ortiz.
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