Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging DHS’s practice of conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests without determining whether individuals are likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained. The release reports that a district court had previously granted a preliminary injunction in the underlying case; it does not report a penalty or a new remedy imposed on DHS by this brief.
No monetary or other remedy was imposed by the amicus brief. The release notes that the district court had previously granted in part a motion for a preliminary injunction in the underlying case.
This action does not concern a privacy enforcement matter, but it highlights the value of clear procedures for responding to government demands. In vendor and data-processing agreements, review clauses governing law-enforcement and government requests, including requirements to verify legal process, limit disclosures to what is legally required, notify the customer where permitted, and document the request and response. Customer-facing privacy notices and internal procedures should align with those commitments; employee agreements are not directly implicated by this release.
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OtherOfficial Press Release
https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3142-attorney-general-jones-supports-litigation-challenging-unlawful-immigration-arrests
26 5045 Brief of Amici States Filed
https://www.oag.state.va.us/files/26-5045-Brief-of-Amici-States-Filed.pdf
Virginia Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)"
"conducting unlawful warrantless civil immigration arrests"
"Under federal law, immigration officers conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests must have probable cause to believe that an individual is unlawfully present in the United States and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained."
"as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief"
"On December 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted in part a motion for a preliminary injunction."
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging DHS’s policy and practice of conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests. The press release describes a court challenge, not a privacy enforcement action or monetary penalty.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a DHS rule that allows certain affirmative asylum applications to be referred to removal proceedings without an asylum officer interview. The coalition argues the rule violates federal law and harms asylum seekers, including unaccompanied children; this was a policy opposition letter, not a privacy enforcement action.
Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 26 states to sue the Trump administration over unlawful conditions attached to counterterrorism and emergency funding. The conditions would require states to share voter data with DHS and assist in immigration enforcement, which the coalition argues violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause.
Other enforcement action: Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, joined by 18 other states, sued the Trump Administration over its unlawful $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions. The lawsuit alleges that the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act by exceeding congressional authority and bypassing required rulemaking procedures, harming educational institutions and employers.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Department of Homeland Security's expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to include U.S.-born citizens. The coalition argues the expansion violates the Privacy Act of 1974, creates a massive surveillance database, increases data breach risks, and will lead to inaccurate verifications and denial of benefits.
Virginia joined a multistate coalition filing a notice in Character Technologies, Inc.’s bankruptcy proceedings, raising concerns about the company’s privacy and safety practices and the sensitive chatbot conversations it holds. The filing seeks protections for children and consumers in any sale or transfer of the business or assets; the release does not report a fine or final finding of violations.