Fairfax County Ends Arrest Blotter Over Concerns Data Could Be Used in Effort to Deport Immigrants

Oct 1st 2021 4:59pm EDT

Fairfax County police have stopped publishing a weekly arrest blotter after county officials found it violated a policy that restricts the dissemination of personal information that could aid immigration enforcement. Immigrant rights and civil liberties groups had been pushing for the change, arguing the weekly compilations that include arrestees’ addresses and other details could allow […]

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