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Pedro Camacho

Virginia Governor Targets 'Sanctuary Cities' with Funding Cuts in Budget Proposal

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (Credit: Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a proposal to bar localities from enacting "sanctuary city" policies by conditioning state funding for law enforcement and jails on compliance with federal immigration detainers.

The measure, to be included in his upcoming state budget proposal, mandates that local law enforcement notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 48 hours before releasing undocumented immigrants who have been charged with crimes.

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