Government Virginia joins multistate push against ICE rollback on detainee death reporting Attorneys general argue the Trump administration policy change weakens federal accountability amid rising scrutiny of detention conditions Click here to read more , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury July 7, 2026
Government Spanberger’s ICE actions deepen divide with Virginia Democrats Governor vetoes some immigration enforcement limits while signing other protections and issuing new executive order Click here to read more , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury May 21, 2026
Government Gov. Spanberger addresses ICE, misinformation, and her Virginia poll numbers Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 April 9, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Immigration arrests spark bills to guarantee K-12 education rights for all Va. students Bills would prevent Virginia schools from excluding students based on immigration status and provide guidance for educators and school boards Click here to read more , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury March 6, 2026
Government Virginia Democrats sharpen focus on ICE limits after Spanberger’s State of the Union rebuttal Following Trump’s border security claims, legislative leaders point to measures restricting local cooperation and detention expansion Click here to read more , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury February 26, 2026
General Assembly 2026 What’s alive and what’s dead at the Virginia General Assembly’s 2026 midway point , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury , and Samantha Willis, Virginia Mercury February 19, 2026
General Assembly 2026 House panel advances bills limiting ICE activity in Virginia , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury February 7, 2026
Community Canadian company cancels sale of Hanover County warehouse to ICE , and WTVR CBS 6 January 30, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Democrats push restrictions on federal immigration enforcement in Virginia , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 29, 2026
Government In newly Democratic Virginia, immigration enforcement becomes early test for Spanberger , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 28, 2026
Government Spanberger vows to scrap Youngkin’s immigration order if elected governor , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury August 27, 2025