Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed an executive order requiring all cities and counties in the commonwealth to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“It’s just common sense that our law enforcement, our state and local law enforcement, are working with—instead of against—our federal authorities,” Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares told The Daily Signal on Friday.
Miyares called the executive order, “Keeping Virginians Safe From Dangerous Criminal Illegal Immigrants,” a “sea change in Virginia.”
The order, which Youngkin signed Thursday, directs Virginia law enforcement and correction officers to assist federal authorities in immigration enforcement operations, and directs local governments to cooperate with ICE. The executive action also allows state and local law enforcement officers, who are “federally trained…
