Newly sworn-in Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, as one of her first actions in the governor’s office on Saturday, implemented a sanctuary state policy, ending local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Spanberger was sworn in as the 75th Governor of Virginia on Saturday.
Later in the afternoon, Spanberger signed ten executive orders, including one that ended Virginia’s cooperation with federal law enforcement. Her new executive order rescinded an order by her predecessor, Glenn Youngkin, that required state police to participate in the federal 287(g) program and enforce ICE detainer requests for illegal aliens in custody. The order further gave police the authority to assist ICE with apprehensions and created a “State Police Task Force of federally deputized troopers to assist in the identification and apprehension of criminal illegal immigrants who pose a risk to public safety throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Now, Virginia will just release illegal aliens who are convicted of crimes back onto the streets.
“State and local law enforcement should not be required to divert their limited resources to enforce federal civil immigration laws. It is a responsibility of federal law enforcement,” Spanberger said before signing the order. “Virginia state and local law enforcement officers must be able to focus on their rapport, responsibilities, investigating crime, and community policing.”
Hellbound and Down 