CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia leaders are responding after over a dozen people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while attending court proceedings at the Chesterfield County Courthouse.
Over the course of three days, a total of 14 people were reportedly taken into custody by ICE agents while appearing at the courthouse for criminal charges they are facing, according to Sheriff Karl Leonard with the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office.
Six people were detained on Friday, June 20 and six more were detained on Monday, June 23. On Tuesday, June 24, ICE agents returned “with very little notice” and detained an additional two people, according to Leonard…