Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that part of his budget proposal includes a ban on “sanctuary cities” in Virginia.
“I will be introducing no sanctuary cities amendments that will be included in my budget proposals next week,” the governor said.
Youngkin said that the proposal also ensures that counties or cities not complying with ICE would not receive state funding.
“They will lose funding from the state. It’s that simple. We are protecting Virginians first,” he said.
“Sanctuary cities” have laws in place to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation or prosecution over federal law
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In 2017, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney signed directives in February 2017 that, in part, ordered Richmond city leadership to “protect and promote policies of inclusion for all of its residents, regardless of their national origin, immigration or refugee status, race, color, creed, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or sexual identity.”
Gov. Youngkin’s proposal came shortly after he joined other Republican officials in declaring their support for President-elect Trump’s immigration plan, including the use of local law enforcement and the National Guard.
