Federal judge temporarily blocks Virginia law regulating how local law enforcement participate in ICE activities

Judge blocks Virginia's new law barring police and sheriffs' cooperation with ICE

A federal judge has issued an injunction on Virginia's law that would have prevented counties and cities from entering into cooperative agreements with ICE, saying the state was interfering with national law enforcement priorities.

Federal judge blocks Spanberger's sanctuary law as ICE arrests surge

A federal judge has blocked a Virginia law enacted by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) that restricts cooperation between Virginia local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. The federal government sued Virginia, arguing that the order unlawfully interferes with the federal government’s authority over immigration enforcement. Virginia had asked the court to put the injunction on […]

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Law Banning Cooperation With ICE - The Thinking Conservative News

A federal judge on halted a Virginia state law designed to limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pending a trial. The post Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Law Banning Cooperation With ICE appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Law Banning Cooperation With ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers make arrests during Operation Safe Community in Virginia and Maryland between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14, 2026. (Department of Homeland Security)

Federal judge effectively blocks new state law limiting Virginia’s cooperation with ICE

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing most 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 […]

Virginia's Anti-ICE Law Hits a Federal Roadblock

Federal judge blocks Virginia's law disrupting existing ICE local enforcement agreements.