ICE Raids and Federal–State Conflict

Republican officials in several states told Fox News that laws and policies blocking local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement are forcing ICE to rely on more visible, "at‑large" community arrests instead of quiet jail pickups, a dynamic they argue has helped fuel unrest like the recent Minnesota protests. Citing a New York Times analysis, the piece notes that states such as California, Illinois, New York, Washington and Oregon now see more than 90% of ICE arrests made in the community because jails won’t honor detainers. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and Alabama AG Steve Marshall say their states avoid that kind of street‑level chaos by cooperating with ICE under programs like 287(g), while blasting Democratic jurisdictions for "welcoming" offenders back into their communities. The article frames Virginia as a looming test case, recounting that former Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a 287(g) deal to help ICE identify and transfer jailed noncitizens, while new Gov. Abigail Spanberger has taken "sweeping day‑one actions" to break with ICE and align the state with sanctuary‑style limits. The piece reflects a broader political push by GOP officials to blame local non‑cooperation for volatile federal raids and protests, even as it leans heavily on partisan characterizations rather than fresh public data or independent analysis.