Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order Thursday instructing state police to assist with federal immigration enforcement, including the removal of illegal migrants in the state.
Youngkin signed Executive Order 47, titled “Keep Virginians Safe from Dangerous Criminal Illegal Immigrants,” which also asserts that “Virginia is not a sanctuary state.”
“As Governor, protecting our citizens is my foremost responsibility and today we are taking action that will make Virginia safer by removing dangerous criminal illegal immigrants from our Commonwealth,” Youngkin said in a release. “This order will allow Virginia State Police and the Department of Corrections to partner with President [Donald] Trump’s administration on federal immigration enforcement. Dangerous criminal illegal immigrants should not be let back into our communities to assault, rape and murder. They should be sent back where they came from.”
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