State–Federal Immigration Enforcement

Virginia Gov. Spanberger refused to honor a warrantless ICE detainer and said she would require a judicial warrant before honoring a detainer in the case of Abdul Jalloh, the alleged murderer of Stephanie Minter, touching off a clash with the Trump-era DHS. Days later, Virginia House and Senate Democrats advanced multiple bills — including HB 1441 to tighten conditions for ICE detainers and measures barring ICE arrests inside courthouses or within 40 feet of voting locations and prohibiting face coverings for officers — a push critics tied to local prosecutorial decisions in the Jalloh case.