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There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Monday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Read Joe Biden's Response To President Trump On Charlottesville
• Fairfax County Man Charged In Attempted Highway Murder
• Huge New Restaurant Opens In Reston

NoVa Dreamer: Ending DACA 'Would Be A Huge Blow'

Like a good portion of people in the DC area, 29-year-old Luis Aguilar works in politics. He has lived in Northern Virginia for about a decade with his family. He's also one of about 750,000 undocumented immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that the Trump administration wants to end. DACA has allowed Aguilar to work at CASA, an immigrant rights group and has fielded questions like "Why don't you just become a citizen?"

Hurricane Harvey: Fairfax County Rescue Team Assists In Texas

Fairfax County first responders are among those deployed to Houston to assist with Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts after the hurricane devastated the Texas coast, killing at least six.

Person Fatally Struck At L'Enfant Plaza: Metro

A person has died after they jumped off a train platform in Southeast Washington Monday morning, Metro officials announced. The unidentified person was struck by a train at L'Enfant Plaza, officials reported.

Virginia, DC Have 34 Of America's Fastest-Growing Companies, Most Are Hiring

Inc. magazine has come out with its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America. We have the list of the 27 Virginia and seven Washington D.C., companies that made the top 500, and it's not a surprise that they are focused on providing government services and IT workers, with a few health and real estate firms in the mix, too.

Taco Bell Drive-Thru Rage: Customer Punches Another Customer In Woodbridge

A woman got into a shouting match with another driver Saturday night in a Taco Bell drive-thru lane, got out of her vehicle, punched the man in the face and then swung a knife at him at 4248 Dale Boulevard, according to Prince William County Police.

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In this Aug. 15, 2017, file photo, a woman holds up a signs in support of the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, during an immigration reform rally at the White House in Washington. After months of delays, President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of so called “dreamers” who were brought into the country illegally as children as he faces a looming court deadline and is digging in on appeals to his base. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)