DHS Slams Virginia's Anti-ICE Policies After Releasing Criminal Migrants

Virginia's Reversal on ICE Cooperation

• 🚨 DHS Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaughlin criticizes Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger's order to end local law enforcement cooperation with ICE.
• 🔑 This policy reversal is seen as part of a broader Democrat-led resistance to President Trump's immigration enforcement.
• 🤝 Previously, there was a partnership with state officials to transfer criminal aliens from jails to ICE custody after they served their sentences.

Heinous Crimes Linked to Sanctuary Policies

• 💔 A specific case highlights the danger: an illegal alien from El Salvador, arrested for strangling his eight-month-old sister, will be released back onto Virginia's streets after serving his time due to the new policy.
• ⚠️ McLaughlin states this policy makes Virginians less safe and calls it "heinous."

Wider Impact of Sanctuary City Policies

• 🌃 In New York, approximately 6,947 illegal aliens with criminal records were released onto the streets.
• ⚖️ Similar issues are noted in Minneapolis, where individuals with convictions for rape, sexual assault, and homicide have been apprehended.
• 🚫 The lack of cooperation prevents ICE from accessing jails to detain these individuals, necessitating efforts to "flood the zone" and deport them.
• 🎯 DHS is working to address these sanctuary city policies in both New York and Minneapolis.