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Democrats push bill blocking ICE near polling places — despite clear constitutional conflict
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Virginia Democrats are pushing legislation that would prohibit federal immigration enforcement near polling places, a move Republicans say is unconstitutional and sets up a direct conflict with federal law governing the arrest and detention of illegal immigrants.
At issue is House Bill 1442, patroned by Del. Alfonso H. Lopez, D-Shirlington, which would bar "any person" from enforcing federal immigration laws within 40 feet of polling places, election board meetings or recount facilities — a restriction critics argue Virginia has no authority to impose on federal agents under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
The bill from Lopez, who represents a deep-blue district just south of Washington, D.C., is one of several Democratic-backed measures targeting federal immigration enforcement since the party took full control of state government last month.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City, suggested the bill won’t hold legal water even if passed due to federal supremacy.
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"Ignoring the obvious constitutional problem of having a state tell the federal government what it can do, this bill makes it clear that Democrats not only want illegal immigrants voting, Democrats think they’re already voting and want them to continue," Kilgore said.
The longtime lawmaker cited the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, which declares federal statutes the "supreme law of the land" and maintains precedence over conflicting state laws that attempt to usurp federal authority.
In that regard, 8 U.S.C. § 1226 says an "alien may be arrested and detained pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States," while Section 287(a) — of which the oft-cited subsection 287(g) is a part — permits agents to "interrogate, without warrant, any alien or person believed to be an alien concerning his or her right to be, or to remain in the United States."
Those two sections would run directly counter to Lopez’s bill.
When asked for a response to the legislation, a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital the agency is not planning any operations targeting polls — but said it’ll be business-as-usual if an individual illegal immigrant finds themselves near one.
"ICE conducts intelligence-driven targeted enforcement, and if a dangerous criminal alien is near a polling location, they may be arrested as a result of that targeted enforcement action," the spokesperson said.
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House Republicans blast Noem impeachment resolution as 'partisan stunt,' as Dems fail to reach across aisle
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Several House Republicans say Democrats are not working across the aisle on a resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and slammed the Democratic minority’s move as a "messaging exercise" and "partisan stunt." 
Despite more than half of the Democratic caucus sponsoring the resolution, which was introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly on Jan. 14, there are still a number of Democrats who have yet to sponsor. Kelly posted to X on Monday night that 146 of the 213 House Dems have signed on to the articles of impeachment.
GOP sources on Capitol Hill tell Fox News Digital that there has been no effort from Democrats to work with Republicans on the resolution. 
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, introduced a similar resolution in 2023 to impeach President Biden’s DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, and noted that the impeachment articles garnered more support than the Democrats’ attempt to remove Noem from the position.
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"Mayorkas presided over an open border and the worst human trafficking crisis in modern history, during which 11 million illegal aliens entered our country," Fallon told Fox News Digital. "Sec. Noem, by contrast, has actually done the job she was appointed to carry out.
"The record low border crossings we have seen in just the first year of the Trump Administration make clear that Mayorkas willingly chose to leave our border open, despite his two-faced rhetoric under oath," Fallon added. "Secretary Noem is doing her job at DHS, whereas Mayorkas failed."
Fallon was also joined by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., in introducing the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas in 2023. Biggs, who is currently running for governor of Arizona, told Fox News Digital "what Democrats are pushing now is something entirely different."
"[Mayorkas] willfully refused to enforce federal law, misled Congress, and presided over the worst border collapse in American history," Biggs told Fox News Digital. "As a Representative from Arizona, I’ve seen firsthand the harm his failures caused—overrun communities, overwhelmed law enforcement, and a federal government that abandoned its duty to secure the border."
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"[Noem impeachment articles are] a partisan stunt with no factual or constitutional basis, and they couldn’t even unify their own caucus behind it," Biggs added.
"Weaponizing impeachment cheapens a serious constitutional remedy, and the American people know the …