Some Virginia schools follow Maryland’s lead on sharing immigration enforcement response guidance – WTOP News

With the reversal of a policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations,” some local school systems are sharing guidance on how to respond. Now that President Donald Trump’s administration reversed a decade-old policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations” such as schools, hospitals and churches, some local school systems are sharing…

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Tax breaks, immigration, education: Youngkin’s priorities for his final year as Virginia governor – WTOP News

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin launched his priorities in his State of the Commonwealth speech on Monday morning. The speech, and the start of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly, was postponed until after the water crisis in Richmond.  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the…

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Youngkin wants to restrict funding for localities that don’t comply with immigration enforcement – WTOP News

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a proposal to block state funding from any locality implementing a “sanctuary city” policy and “refusing to comply with federal law to deport” undocumented immigrants who have committed a crime. This article was reprinted with permission from Virginia Mercury.  Ahead of his annual budget presentation to lawmakers next week, Gov….

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