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What Does New Virginia Gov. Spanberger’s ICE Executive Order Actually Do?

Governor Spanberger ended a year-long order requiring state police and corrections to assist ICE, citing resource diversion and concerns over racial profiling, while local agencies remain unaffected.

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RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia State Police (VSP) and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) will no longer be required by the governor to have their officers assist the feds in the apprehension of illegal immigrants after new Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger rescinded Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin's executive order 47 on Saturday.That order sought to enable state law enforcement agencies to be more proactive in immigration enforc…

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The newly appointed governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, signed an executive order to prohibit local authorities from actively collaborating with immigration. This is executive action 47, implemented by former governor Glenn Youngkin, who ordered close collaboration between state agencies and immigration. The bill also established a working group that, according to the Trump administration, was responsible for the arrests of hundreds of imm…

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WTVR broke the news in Richmond, United States on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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