WATCH: The story of a Filipino cruise ship crew being deported
Crew from the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship, based in Norfolk, had valid visas—but were deported.
Sep
2025
3
IMMIGRATION
Sep
2025
3
WATCH: What happened after a Virginia lawmaker visited an ICE detention center
Virginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam has launched the Watch ICE Act after visiting an ICE detention center in Caroline County.
Jul
2025
17
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jun
2025
27
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
Jun
2025
12
ICE conducts raid at immigration court in Sterling, agent gets physical with bystanders
The Trump administration is ramping up its already-heightened crackdown on immigrants, and the impact is being felt in Virginia.
May
2025
14
Federal judge rules detained Georgetown academic must be released and returned to Virginia
A federal judge in Alexandria ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must immediately release on bond a Georgetown University academic detained in Texas and return him to his home in Arlington.
Apr
2025
25
‘Uncharted territory’: Two men detained in Charlottesville courthouse by plainclothes federal officials
Two men were detained this week at a courthouse in Charlottesville by plain clothes federal law enforcement officials, alarming state lawmakers and the local community about the Trump administration’s continued attacks on civil rights.
Apr
2025
15
Virginia Dems blast Trump’s interest in deporting US citizens
Virginia Democrats are calling out the Trump administration for its brazen immigration policies after President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday the possibility of deporting American citizens.
Dec
2024
13
Youngkin targets Virginia ‘sanctuary’ cities, backs Trump’s anti-immigration policies
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday unveiled an anti-immigrant budget proposal targeting localities that do not cooperate with federal immigration officials.
Sep
2024
16
JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention.
