Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman said his willingness to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is one of the factors that has made his Virginia jurisdiction safer.
He also cast shade on neighboring Fairfax County, which has been roiled in recent weeks with the news that an illegal immigrant repeatedly granted leniency by the local prosecutor now stands accused of killing a woman at a bus stop.
Fairfax County is a noted resistor to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, repeatedly refusing to turn over deportation targets from its jails. Sheriff Chapman, meanwhile, embraces cooperation, including signing a 287(g) agreement to actively assist ICE…