Fairfax County, Virginia, is third-most prolific sanctuary jurisdiction, study finds

Virginia’s Fairfax County ranks third on a new list of sanctuary jurisdictions, with the county jail having refused to cooperate on more than 1,150 deportation “detainer” requests from the Department of Homeland Security over the last 2 1/2 years.

Prince William County in Virginia also ranks high at No. 24 on the list, which the Center for Immigration Studies compiled from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data .

Santa Clara County, California, led the way with nearly 3,000 declined detainers, followed by Cook County Jail in Illinois and then the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center…

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