Photos: ICE arrests at Chesterfield Courthouse
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent drives a vehicle after putting a person in a van outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court on June 25, 2025.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands by a vehicle after putting a person in a van outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents head to a vehicle after putting a person in a van outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court on June 25.
A demonstrator holds a sign as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent drives a vehicle away from the Chesterfield County General District Court, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand around a vehicle outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent stands near a vehicle outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court on Wednesday.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent walks toward a vehicle outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent walks toward a vehicle outside of the Chesterfield County General District Court in late June.
Amanda Pohl, the circuit court clerk in Chesterfield, said her office is not assisting Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Nicole Martin, president of Chesterfield NAACP, speaks outside the Chesterfield Courthouse on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. She says ICE arrests at the court will have "devastating" consequences.
The man on the left exited the Chesterfield Courthouse on Wednesday shouting “God bless Trump” during a news conference by organizations calling for Immigration & Customs Enforcement to end their arrests at the courthouse.
A tent and chain link fence with black tarps have been set up at one of the exits of the Chesterfield Courthouse and were photographed Wednesday.
The measure would require that they clearly display their agency, their name and a unique identifier while conducting immigration enforcement functions, unless working undercover.
"I thought he was kidnapped," said Jessica, speaking through a translator. "I sat there like crazy, screaming, and I called the police."
Email exchanges between immigration officials and local sheriff deputies show how local law enforcement is helping make those arrests.
ICE made 4,179 arrests in Virginia by late July. Most detainees lacked criminal records, while state and federal officials escalate immigration enforcement with National Guard support.
Ricardo Martinez-Cantarero's car was found with a shattered window on the side of the road. He's since been deported to his home country of Honduras, community organizers said.
Del. Michael Jones, D-Richmond: "We need to look at all processes right now that are antithetical to being American."
Immigration enforcement agents returned to the Chesterfield County courthouse, resuming an operation that caught regional media attention in late June.
The measure would require that they clearly display their agency, their name and a unique identifier while conducting immigration enforcement functions, unless working undercover.
The measure would require that they clearly display their agency, their name and a unique identifier while conducting immigration enforcement functions, unless working undercover.
Virginia House Democrats say they want to protect Virginians from federal immigration agents — but at a news conference Wednesday, they declined to answer questions about how they plan to enforce such measures.
Bills to keep immigration agents from targeting Virginia students or people in courthouses or hospitals are moving through both the House of Delegates and the state Senate.
Facing down a majority-Democratic subcommittee, Del. Eric Zehr, R-Campbell, tried to package the bill as a common-sense safety measure that would prevent ICE from conducting raids in public.
Facing down a majority-Democratic subcommittee, Del. Eric Zehr, R-Campbell, tried to package the bill as a common-sense safety measure that would prevent ICE from conducting raids in public.
Hey Republicans, it’s time for a come-to-Jesus moment.
