The state will deputize some state troopers as immigration agents and use state facilities to hold detainees and train state officers, according to the executive order.

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

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 47 on Thursday, directing Virginia State Police and the Department of Corrections to assist in

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order directing Virginia law enforcement to assist in federal immigration enforcement efforts,

Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order Thursday that directs Virginia State Police (VSP) to help with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal and enforcement operations. VSP and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) were directed to sign agreements with ICE,

Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 47 on Thursday, February 27, which will direct state law enforcement and corrections officers to assist with federal immigration enforcement. The order also requests localies fully cooperate with U.

According to a post on X, Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem joined agents as they carried out arrests earlier Tuesday morning.

To address this, Youngkin has directed Virginia’s state and local police to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This partnership is authorized by Section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows state and local officers to assist with immigration enforcement under federal supervision.

Immigration enforcement operations in Northern Virginia, including one shadowed by Kristi Noem, were not as widespread as expected but still rattled residents.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, took to a handful of Northern Virginia neighborhoods this week. No information about the raids have been released, but immigration advocates are pushing back.