Federal Judge Blocks New Virginia Limits on Existing Local ICE Agreements – WTOP News
The injunction keeps existing Section 287(g) partnerships in place while the court weighs claims that the law unlawfully impairs federal immigration agreements.
- On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne issued a preliminary injunction blocking Virginia from enforcing a new state law restricting local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
- Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the legislation in April, effective July 1, after the Department of Justice sued, claiming the state law unconstitutionally interferes with federal immigration enforcement and impairs existing contracts.
- The injunction preserves existing 287 partnerships while Payne left one restriction in place: localities that have never participated in the program cannot enter such agreements for the first time.
- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced his office will immediately seek to keep the injunction from taking effect while appealing the decision, arguing the law does not directly regulate federal immigration enforcement.
- The legal dispute coincides with an ICE operation across Virginia and Maryland that resulted in 1,328 arrests, though critics argue the injunction undermines community trust and public safety.
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Federal judge blocks new Virginia limits on existing local ICE agreements – WTOP News
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing key provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement to continue while the legal challenge plays out. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond issued a preliminary injunction Monday, barring...
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