{"id":2656636,"date":"2026-09-09T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-county-approves-plan-to-send-cash-payments-to-families-of-illegal-aliens-detained-by-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:05:52","slug":"virginia-county-approves-plan-to-send-cash-payments-to-families-of-illegal-aliens-detained-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-county-approves-plan-to-send-cash-payments-to-families-of-illegal-aliens-detained-by-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia County Approves Plan to Send Cash Payments to Families of Illegal Aliens Detained by ICE"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fvirginia-county-approves-plan-to-send-cash-payments-to-families-of-illegal-aliens-detained-by-ice%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=2656636&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>this article discusses arlington County, Virginia&#8217;s decision to allocate $50,000 to Arlington Thrive, a community association, to provide grants of up to $2,000 to families whose main wage earner has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The funds aim to assist with housing, food, and utilities in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-touch-cali-business-owners-son-whines-that-ice-violated-his-rights-by-walking-past-employees-only-sign\/\" title=\"Out-of-Touch Cali Business Owner&#039;s Son Whines that ... Violated His Rights by Walking Past &#039;Employees Only&#039; Sign\">recent immigration enforcement actions<\/a> in the area. County officials expressed support for immigrant families and emphasized that the initiative is part of their effort to support displaced families. Critics, including former ICE Acting Director Jonathan Fahey, argue that such actions may encourage illegal immigration and raise legal and security concerns, especially amid heightened security lessons from past events like 9\/11. The county\u2019s stance reflects a broader pattern of support for undocumented immigrants, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including policies limiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> cooperation<\/a> with federal immigration authorities.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Arlington County, Virginia, it pays to be an illegal immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>Arlington\u2019s County Board will dole out $50,000 to a group called Arlington Thrive that can then be given away in grants up to $2,000 for any family with a main wage earner who has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlnow.com\/2026\/09\/08\/families-of-wage-earners-detained-by-ice-to-receive-up-to-2k-from-arlington-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arlnow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-month project is designed to pay for housing, food, and utilities.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-0 vote came in response to immigration enforcement actions that took place last month in the D.C. area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 ONLY IN AMERICA \u2014 ARLINGTON EDITION \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>ICE detains the primary breadwinner.<\/p>\n<p>Arlington County responds:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQUICK \u2014 GET THE CHECKBOOK!\u201d \ud83d\udcb8<\/p>\n<p>$50,000 in county funds.<br \/> Up to $2,000 per affected family.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently even immigration enforcement comes with a local government rewards\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KNbBkSFkw4\">pic.twitter.com\/KNbBkSFkw4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cowboy Politics Podcast -Unapologetic Conservative (@CowboyPolitics_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CowboyPolitics_\/status\/2097503752118759777?\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  \u201cWe stand with our immigrant families, and we will not stop doing so,\u201d Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said. \u201cWe are valuing the families of those that have been displaced and removed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of these families are unbanked,\u201d County Manager Mark Schwartz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment in our families is about the urgency we have seen in our community in the last month,\u201d de Ferranti said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/arlington-county-sets-aside-50k-aid-families-ice-detainees-primary-wage-earner-immigration-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WJLA-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we are going to respond with care, and we are going to respond proudly. That\u2019s what this $50,000 is toward with Thrive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Former Acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey said the action is marginally legal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArlington County is putting aside money for presumably people that are not even legal in the country, as opposed to giving it to Arlington County residents or American citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think the one thing that\u2019s really interesting about what they\u2019re doing here, there\u2019s this alien harboring statute, a federal statute that makes it illegal to do something that induces or encourages someone to come to the country illegally or to reside in the country illegally, and I think Arlington County has a real problem with that statute,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Fahey said the action makes Arlington County more attractive to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re going to induce more illegal aliens into Arlington County, which will also cost the taxpayers even more money,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s probably so many things that could be done that are better for the taxpayers and the residents and the legal residents of Arlington County,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The giveaway builds on the county\u2019s history of supporting illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the board voted to prevent Arlington police officers from contacting ICE if they arrest either terrorists or gang members who are illegally in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s really scary about this, as we\u2019re getting up to the 9\/11 anniversary, one of the biggest lessons from 9\/11 we\u2019ve learned in terms of law enforcement is the ability to  information between state and local law enforcement is really required for any sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-says-the-southern-border-is-currently-sovereign-and-secure\/\" title=\"Rep. 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