Arlington County directs $50,000 in relief to families of ICE detainees
Arlington County, Virginia, has designated $50,000 for families whose primary earner has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
TL;DR
- Arlington County has designated $50,000 for immigrant families whose primary earner has been detained by ICE.
- The funds will be distributed as grants of up to $2,000 per family through the nonprofit Arlington Thrive.
- This initiative comes amid increased immigration enforcement and ICE arrests across Virginia.
- The Department of Homeland Security recently arrested over 1,300 individuals in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
- A federal judge blocked a Virginia law that restricted cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials.