March 16, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Kaine and Stewart clash over Trump, Kavanagh, immigration, and much more

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Corey Stewart (left) and Sen. Tim Kaine face off in a debate. [WAMU] When Corey Stewart, the Republican challenging Sen. Tim Kaine in the Nov.  6 election, blasted Kaine for “voting against everything Trump proposed” at a Sept. 26 debate, that line got some applause. “If the president proposes things that are bad, sure I’ll … Continued

Sheriff terminates agreement with ICE

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The Adult Detention Center. Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid announced Jan. 23 that the Sheriff’s Office will terminate its intergovernmental service agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That means the Sheriff’s Office will no longer hold people in the Adult Detention Center past their release date unless an ICE administrative request to detain … Continued

Two local “Dreamers” file suit against abrupt change in federal immigration policy

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These advocates with the Annandale-based National Korean American Service & Education Consortium urge Congress to extend the Dream Act to protect immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. [NAKASEC] Nurimaro Park of Fairfax and Jonathan Alvarenga Recinos of Alexandria suddenly lost their status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, when the … Continued

Candidates for statewide office divided on healthcare

#elections, #employment, #health, #immigration, #politics, #state government

Northam The candidates for statewide office in Virginia present a stark contrast in how they would deal with healthcare and the economy. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor outlined their positions at a forum Oct. 2 in Tysons hosted by the Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Northern Virginia … Continued

Ending DACA would hurt Virginia’s economy

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Dreamers and their allies protest the ending of DACA in Washington, D.C. [NAKASEC] President Trump’s decision to cancel DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) would have a devastating impact on Virginia’s economy. It would cost Virginia taxpayers more than $711.4 million annually in lost GDP, reports the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC), an immigrant rights … Continued

Just Neighbors moves, on short notice, to Annandale office building

#community organizations, #immigration, #redevelopment, #social services, #volunteers

Just Neighbors new home, in the building at the rear. Just Neighbors, a nonprofit organization that serves low-income immigrants andrefugees throughout Northern Virginia, is moving this weekend from Bailey’s Crossroads to an office building at 7630 Little River Turnpike in Annandale. In March 2016, the organization announced plans to relocate to the Heritage Drive campus … Continued

Immigration advocates urge Fairfax County to stop cooperating with ICE

#crime, #immigration, #police, #state government
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Immigration panelists, from the left: Board Chair Sharon Bulova, Police Chief Edwin Roessler, Alma Smith of the Sheriff’s Office, school board member Dalia Palchik, CASA Executive Director Gustavo Torres; and immigration attorneys Nicholas Katz of CASA and Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center. While Fairfax County officials insist that the police department is … Continued

Immigration panel June 3

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The public is invited to a panel discussion on immigration in Fairfax County Saturday, June 3, at Luther Jackson Middle School, 10-11:30 a.m. The session is hosted by WZDC Telemundo Washington DC in partnership with Fairfax County government. The event will be held in Spanish with an English translator and will cover such topics as … Continued

Gangs actively recruiting in local schools

#Board of Supervisors, #crime, #gangs, #homicide, #immigration, #police, #schools
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Roessler There’s been a resurgence of gang activity in Fairfax County, along with “heavy recruiting in our schools,” Jay Lanham, director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang TaskForce, said at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee March 21. The meeting featured a presentation on law enforcement policies on undocumented immigrants, as … Continued

Immigration policy has huge impact on local community

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #community events, #community organizations, #crime, #immigration, #police, #religion, #schools
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Government leaders and representatives of nonprofit organizations are reaching out to calm fears following the Trump Administration’s hard-line approach to immigrants and travelers, which is encouraging a rising tide of hate crimes. Panelists at March 11 forum hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP at the Kings Park Library spoke about how children are afraid to … Continued