There appears to be at least some level of confusion at the local level about Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order on immigration enforcement, and the governor’s public safety team is
According to a post on X, Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem joined agents as they carried out arrests earlier Tuesday morning.
Virginia immigration advocates have responded to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's recent executive order directing state police and corrections officers to participate in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts.
Immigration enforcement operations in Northern Virginia, including one shadowed by Kristi Noem, were not as widespread as expected but still rattled residents.
The order states that federal law allows state and local law enforcement officials to be deputized to assist with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operations.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday an executive order that would make Virginia the latest state to revive a decades-old program that trains and deputizes state and local law enforcement to
Jasmine Moawad, 49, pleaded guilty to a felony after police say she posed as a lawyer and charged thousands, then threatened to turn victims in to immigration authorities.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is bringing "consequences" during raids in Virginia on Tuesday.
Gov. Youngkin's executive order requires state police to sign a task force agreement with ICE and local jails to cooperate with the task force.