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Virginia police officer suspended for calling in ICE for driver involved in traffic crash
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia police officer suspended for calling in ICE for driver involved in traffic crash
BY JUSTIN JOUVENAL The Washington Post
A Fairfax County police officer has been suspended for allegedly detaining a driver involved in a traffic crash and turning the person over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after discovering the individual had an immigration violation, the department announced Tuesday.
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler apologized for the incident, saying the unnamed officer apparently violated the department's long-standing policy against performing civil immigration enforcement for ICE. An investigation was underway.
The incident comes as immigrant communities in Fairfax County and across the nation are on edge amid stepped-up immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. Many liberal jurisdictions such as Fairfax County have sought to limit their cooperation with ICE amid anger over President Donald Trump's policies.
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BY JUSTIN JOUVENAL The Washington Post
A Fairfax County police officer has been suspended for allegedly detaining a driver involved in a traffic crash and turning the person over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after discovering the individual had an immigration violation, the department announced Tuesday.
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler apologized for the incident, saying the unnamed officer apparently violated the department's long-standing policy against performing civil immigration enforcement for ICE. An investigation was underway.
The incident comes as immigrant communities in Fairfax County and across the nation are on edge amid stepped-up immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. Many liberal jurisdictions such as Fairfax County have sought to limit their cooperation with ICE amid anger over President Donald Trump's policies.
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Read more at:
https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/virginia-police-officer-suspended-for-calling-in-ice-for-driver/article_9077d8cd-d1ec-569e-a520-055eba2cb7c9.html
Original story at the Washington Post (paywall?):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/fairfax-county-officer-suspended-for-turning-driver-over-to-ice-after-accident-police-say/2019/10/01/ff4a161e-e46b-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html
