Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Law Banning Cooperation With ICEhttps://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-judge-blocks-virginia-law-banning-cooperation-with-ice-6082008A federal judge on Aug. 31 halted a Virginia state law designed to limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pending a trial, saying a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against the state is likely to succeed on its merits.
Judge Robert E. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday issued a preliminary injunction to block Virginia from enforcing the measure because the law “directly regulates the conduct of federal law enforcement” and may violate the intergovernmental immunity doctrine that prevents states from interfering with the operations of the federal government.
“The public interest and the balance of equities favor an injunction because ... frustration of, and interference with, federal statutes and prerogatives in the enforcement of federal immigration law is not in the public interest,” Payne added.
Will Spanberger waste tax money by appealing this smackdown of her Hate-Trump tantrum?
