Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors has put its local schools in an impossible position. In January 2021, nine of the board’s 10 members voted to adopt a sanctuary policy titled, “The Public Trust and Confidentiality Policy (Trust Policy).” The policy allows anyone, regardless of immigration status, to “access county services without fear that the information they share will be disclosed to federal immigration officials.”
As waves of illegal immigrants have crossed our southern border, such local sanctuary policies have drawn significant numbers of unvetted illegal immigrants. Not only are violent criminals being released onto our streets when Fairfax County officials ignore Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, but the rise in the newly arrived “multilanguage learners,” formerly “English language learners,” in our public schools has significant costs…
