Spanberger orders state agencies to end agreements with ICE

Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an requiring all state agencies to cancel their partnerships with ICE. “Public trust is essential both to keep members of the community safe as well as to keep law enforcement safe. Here in the commonwealth, we want to make sure that we’re making a clear line in the sand about what is expected of our law enforcement officials,” Spanberger said Wednesday afternoon at a press conference. The directive applies to 287(g) agreements — contracts with the Department of Homeland Security that allow agents from state agencies...