Arlington, Virginia, county board blocks police coordination with ICE in more cases

The County Board of Arlington, Virginia, voted this week to further restrict police cooperation with ICE in a move the state’s attorney general said only benefits "illegal immigrants that have committed some of the most heinous acts, whether it's human trafficking or even acts of terrorism." 

Sections of the Arlington County Trust Policy were removed to eliminate "instances in which ACPD can initiate contact with ICE regarding immigration enforcement," the county said on its website. 

"Banning local police from alerting ICE, from terrorists, from MS-13 gang members, from human traffickers, that is not compassion...