RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/Governor’s Office Release) – Governor Glenn Youngkin Thursday issued Executive Order 47 to direct state law enforcement and corrections officers to assist with federal immigration enforcement and to request localities to fully cooperate with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal and other enforcement operations.
The Governor’s office says, “Section 287(g) agreements allow state and local law enforcement officials to be deputized to support federal immigration enforcement efforts.”
“As Governor, protecting our citizens is my foremost responsibility and today we are taking action that will make Virginia safer by removing dangerous criminal illegal immigrants from our Commonwealth,” said Youngkin. “This order will allow Virginia State Police and the Department of Corrections to partner with President Trump’s administration on federal immigration enforcement. Dangerous criminal illegal immigrants should not be let back into our communities to assault, rape and murder. They should be sent back where they came from.”…