C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘Governor Abigail Spanberger was inaugurated Saturday, and with it issued a series of day one executive orders. Among them is one rescinding the relationship initiated by former governor Glenn Youngkin between Virginia State Police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Brad Kutner has more.
According to the numbers obtained by The Virginian-Pilot's Kate Seltzer, as of November, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, had detained over 6,200 people since former Youngkin entered into a 287(g) agreement with the federal agency early last year. That agreement deputizes Virginia State Police to assist ICE in its roundup of residents.
Youngkin said their target was “violent illegals,” but ICE data suggests about 70 percent of those detained in Virginia’s two ICE facilities have no criminal record.
But Saturday, shortly after her inauguration, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an order undoing that relationship.’
"In Virginia, our hardworking, law-abiding immigrant neighbors will know that when we say — we’ll focus on the security and safety of all of our neighbors, we mean them too," Spanberger said as part of her inauguration speech Saturday.’
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It’s good to see a state refuse to participate in the ICE immigration campaign motivated by racism, bigotry, and hate seeking to terrorize immigrants of color lawfully in the country who have been neither charged with nor convicted of a crime.
According to the numbers obtained by The Virginian-Pilot's Kate Seltzer, as of November, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, had detained over 6,200 people since former Youngkin entered into a 287(g) agreement with the federal agency early last year. That agreement deputizes Virginia State Police to assist ICE in its roundup of residents.
Youngkin said their target was “violent illegals,” but ICE data suggests about 70 percent of those detained in Virginia’s two ICE facilities have no criminal record.
But Saturday, shortly after her inauguration, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an order undoing that relationship.’
"In Virginia, our hardworking, law-abiding immigrant neighbors will know that when we say — we’ll focus on the security and safety of all of our neighbors, we mean them too," Spanberger said as part of her inauguration speech Saturday.’
Spanberger EO "gives new Governor the option" to end relationship between ICE and Virginia State Police
When asked if or when she expected the relationship between the state and federal agencies to end, the spokesperson declined to comment.
www.wvtf.org
It’s good to see a state refuse to participate in the ICE immigration campaign motivated by racism, bigotry, and hate seeking to terrorize immigrants of color lawfully in the country who have been neither charged with nor convicted of a crime.
