Law firm in Fairfax illegal immigrant groping case helps clients evade ICE Fairfax County Public Schools hired McGuireWoods to investigate the district’s handling of a groping case involving an illegal immigrant. The law firm has been criticized for providing pro bono immigration assistance and coaching clients on how to evade deportation authorities. The investigation found the school administration free of wrongdoing in its handling of the assaults.

• Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) hired McGuireWoods to investigate their handling of a groping case involving an illegal immigrant.
• McGuireWoods reportedly provides pro bono immigration assistance and coaches clients on how to elude deportation authorities.
• The accused, Israel Flores Ortiz, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was convicted of assault and battery for groping female students at Fairfax High School.
• FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid stated that McGuireWoods cleared the school administration of wrongdoing in handling the reports.