As ICE seeks to expand footprint in Va., Youngkin’s final-day prison sale directive draws scrutiny

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 1,951

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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On his last full day in office, outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin instructed state officials to move forward with selling the shuttered Augusta Correctional Center to a private asset management company, a directive Gov. Abigail Spanberger has since withdrawn pending further review.

Details of the now-stopped sale first came to light last week, against the backdrop of a broader push by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expand immigration detention capacity in Virginia — including …

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