Special Report: Local police may be helping ICE make Fairfax a national leader in immigrant detention

By Diane Burkley Alejandro: There is a family separation crisis right here in Fairfax County. The nation was rightfully shocked when 2,600 children were separated from migrant families crossing the border. Why then isn’t the Fairfax Board of Supervisors incensed that 12,037 Fairfax immigrant families have been torn apart by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—and that Fairfax law enforcement, working…

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ICE has no place in Fairfax County public schools, says school board member

By Karen Keys-Gamarra: No parent should ever have to fear that sending a child to school is risking immigration enforcement.  In fact, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal agency better known as ICE, has no place in Fairfax County public schools. This view is reflected in the revised agreement between the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and the Fairfax County…

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