Democrats push restrictions on federal immigration enforcement in Virginia

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 1,342

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Virginia Democrats on Wednesday rolled out a package of bills designed to curb federal immigration enforcement activities in the commonwealth. The lawmakers framed their effort as a public safety measure to protect the state’s immigrant communities and other residents, following deadly clashes between ICE agents and protesters in Minnesota and as media polls show Americans’ growing discontent with the federal government’s aggressive campaign to rout out undocumented immigrants.

The proposals, which …

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