{"id":2653124,"date":"2026-09-01T15:57:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-spanbergers-sanctuary-law-as-ice-arrests-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:59:05","slug":"federal-judge-blocks-spanbergers-sanctuary-law-as-ice-arrests-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-spanbergers-sanctuary-law-as-ice-arrests-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge blocks Spanberger&#8217;s sanctuary law as ICE arrests surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-blocks-spanbergers-sanctuary-law-as-ice-arrests-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge has blocked a Virginia law that restricted local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, citing federal authority over immigration enforcement. Virginia requested a stay on the injunction during it&#8217;s appeal,but the court denied this,keeping the law blocked. The decision follows an investigation into the Greene county Sheriff&#8217;s Office for ICE-coordinated arrests. Historically, Virginia&#8217;s governor had ended immigration enforcement cooperation through executive orders. Critics, including Republican candidates, argue that sanctuary policies lead to increased crime and endanger public safety, citing cases involving crimes committed by illegal aliens, including murders and assaults. ICE continues enforcement efforts, arresting individuals with criminal histories despite sanctuary policies, highlighting ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement and law enforcement cooperation in Virginia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal\u00a0judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.vaed.598084\/gov.uscourts.vaed.598084.100.0.pdf\">has blocked a Virginia law<\/a> enacted by Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11780\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> (D-VA) that restricts cooperation between Virginia local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. The federal government sued Virginia, arguing that the order unlawfully interferes with the federal government\u2019s authority over immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia had asked the court to put the injunction on hold while it appeals. The judge rejected the request, finding Virginia had not shown it was likely to succeed on appeal or that it would suffer the type of irreparable harm necessary to justify a stay. Meaning the court\u2019s block on the law remains in effect while the legal fight continues.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4708187\/federal-judge-blocks-virginia-sanctuary-law-ice-arrests-abigail-spanberger\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judge blocks Spanberger\u2019s sanctuary law as ICE arrests surge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4707904\/new-york-ice-surge-operation-rotten-apple-arrests\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House fulfills vow to surge ICE to New York, arrests 2,197 illegal immigrants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4707857\/bank-america-vp-of-business-selection-times-square-stabbing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bank of America banker identified as deceased victim in Times Square stabbing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A federal court has enjoined a new Virginia law preventing Virginia localities from cooperating with the federal government\u2019s immigration enforcement efforts. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpnXCIqBw0\">pic.twitter.com\/bpnXCIqBw0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 Brett Shumate (@AAGShumate) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAGShumate\/status\/2094556250738422152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development comes as Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickMinock\/status\/2090895427553964234\">launched an investigation<\/a> into the Greene County Sheriff\u2019s Office for coordinating with ICE, leading to around 50 arrests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On her first day in office, Spanberger ended immigration enforcement efforts and agreements between Virginia law enforcement and federal immigration authorities by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >signing executive orders banning state cooperation<\/a> with ICE and terminating 287(g) state and local agreements. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4521519\/voters-remorse-crime-gerrymandering-tax-hikes-abigail-spanberger-virginia\/\">Crime tied to illegal immigration<\/a> has made a huge dent in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4532847\/virginia-democrats-spanberger-plummeting-popularity-redistricting\/\">Spanberger\u2019s plummeting popularity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bertforsenate.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bertforsenate.com\/\">Bert Mizusawa<\/a>, who is the Republican Senate candidate in Virginia running to unseat Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.senate.gov\/\">Mark Warner <\/a>(D-VA), called Spanberger\u2019s move \u201can unconstitutional power grab beyond the authority of Virginia\u2019s executive branch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt appears that it was not enough for Governor Spanberger\u2019s administration to violate the Virginia Constitution with its redistricting referendum earlier this year,\u201d Mizusawa said in a statement exclusively to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cNow they are violating the United States Constitution with its attempt to prevent the cooperation of Virginia law enforcement agencies charged with the federal responsibility to enforce immigration laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The retired Major General of the United States Army went on to say, it \u201cis basic common sense\u201d to carry out the laws of our nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter serving over 40 years in uniform, I know how difficult it is to enforce laws where physical presence and potential violence are part of the job,\u201d Mizusawa said. \u201cOur law enforcement agencies deserve better from our political leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou are seeing the bitter fruit of the failures of sanctuary policies, and the people paying the price are innocent Virginians &#038; innocent Americans,\u201d Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/2090444397246632076\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt is tragic to see because it is so preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/08\/31\/worst-worst-ice-arrests-murderers-pedophiles-rapists-and-assailants\">DHS revealed<\/a> they had arrested Nelson Cruz-Urquilla, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of first-degree murder in Chesterfield, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a week before ICE announced a two-week immigration enforcement operation that led to more than <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/08\/24\/ice-operation-safe-community-washington-dc-arrests-more-1300-illegal-aliens\">1,300 illegal immigrants being arrested in Washington, D,C,, Maryland, and Virginia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf the 1,328 illegal aliens arrested, almost 400 have either been convicted or charged with crimes in the United States,\u201d the statement read. \u201cICE officers made these arrests despite the sanctuary policies of many of the counties throughout Virginia and Maryland. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/news\/releases\/meet-one-medias-non-criminals-ice-arrests-illegal-alien-wanted-murder-virginia\">Seventy percent of ICE arrests<\/a> are of illegal immigrants who have already been charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States, according to ICE\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The numbers don\u2019t end there. On Aug. 27, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/08\/27\/ice-asks-governor-abigail-spanberger-not-release-criminal-illegal-alien-charged\">ICE listed the egregious crimes committed by people in the country illegally<\/a> under Spanberger\u2019s sanctuary state policies.\u00a0In Fairfax County alone, people in the country illegally account for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/half-fairfax-county-homicide-suspects-2026-u-s-illegally\">half of all murder suspects<\/a> so far this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/dhs-issues-statement-pedophile-convicted-assaulting-high-school-girls-fairfax\"> Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz<\/a>, who is here illegally from El Salvador, was convicted of nine counts of assault and battery\u202ffor groping multiple underage girls at a high school in Fairfax County.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in April, the Fairfax County District Attorney\u2019s Office, led by George Soros-funded Steve Descano, offered\u202fa\u00a0five-year plea deal to two illegal immigrants who\u202fmurdered\u202fa man at a park in Oakton, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guatemalan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/ice-asks-virginia-governor-abigail-spanberger-not-release-criminal-illegal-alien\">Misael Lopez Gomez<\/a> was arrested and charged with\u202fmurder and felony child abuse for bludgeoning his own 3-month-old daughter to death in Fairfax County on April 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/ice-asks-governor-spanberger-and-fairfax-sanctuary-politicians-not-release-criminal\">Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy<\/a>, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested and charged with\u202fsecond-degree murder\u202fafter fatally stabbing a man inside his home in Bailey\u2019s Crossroads, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/02\/28\/illegal-alien-more-30-prior-arrests-fatally-stabs-woman-virginia-bus-stop-ice\">Abdul Jalloh<\/a>, an illegal alien from Sierra Leone with more than 30 prior arrests, was charged with\u202fmurder\u202fafter fatally stabbing 41-year-old Stephanie Minter at a bus stop in Hybla Valley, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minter\u2019s family has now <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/justice-for-stephanie-minter-recall-steve-descano-before-another-family-pays-the-price\">started a petition<\/a> to recall Descano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was not an unavoidable tragedy,\u201d her mother, Cheryl Minter, wrote in the petition. \u201cIt was the predictable consequence of decisions made by Descano.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4695210\/leftist-network-working-to-sabotage-trump-dc-prosecutions\/\"><strong>INSIDE THE LEFTIST NETWORK WORKING TO SABOTAGE TRUMP\u2019S DC PROSECUTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition has already been signed by the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Association of Bail Agents, and Miyares.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephanie Minter was murdered by an illegal immigrant with 30 prior arrests, &#038; Fairfax prosecutor Steve Descano pushed sanctuary policies that have seen half the murders in Fairfax conducted by an illegal immigrant this year alone. <\/p>\n<p>Now Stephanie\u2019s mom has started a recall\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/2092931038137733539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStephanie Minter was murdered by an illegal immigrant with 30 prior arrests,\u201d Miyares <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/2092931038137733539\">wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cFairfax prosecutor Steve Descano pushed sanctuary policies that have seen half the murders in Fairfax conducted by an illegal immigrant this year alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge blocks Virginia law restricting immigration cooperation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2745,"featured_media":2653125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Spanberger-court-blocks-law-Feature-image.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47454,59924,36382,57713,38033],"class_list":["post-2653124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-federal-judiciary","tag-ice-arrests","tag-immigration-policy","tag-sanctuary-law","tag-virginia-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Spanberger-court-blocks-law-Feature-image.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653128,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653124\/revisions\/2653128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}