Federal judge blocks new Virginia limits on existing local ICE agreements

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,348

Last Updated: 11 hours, 55 minutes ago

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing key provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement to continue while the legal challenge plays out.

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond issued a preliminary injunction Monday, barring the commonwealth from applying the law against federal immigration officers, employees or agencies and from interfering …

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