
Virginia Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s attempts to disrupt cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.
U.S. District Judge Robert Payne said in his ruling Monday that the federal government would likely succeed in the lawsuit against the restrictions on federal cooperation.
‘My office strongly disagrees with the judge’s order and will urgently file a motion to stay this ruling and appeal.’
Payne, an appointee of President George H.W. Bush, issued a preliminary injunction against the order while the case continues going through the legal process.
The Trump administration argued that the Virginia law violates the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution as well as the Contract Clause.
Spanberger had signed the law, and Attorney General Jay Jones began cracking down on the Greene County
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