Where Fairfax supervisors stand on the Trust Policy the House report criticizes

The House Judiciary Committee's Oct. 20 staff report criticizes the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Trust Policy. The 2021 policy limits county employees from sharing immigration-status information except when required by law, judicial warrant, court order or subpoena. The report says it also bars ICE from county facilities without a criminal judicial warrant and keeps county police out of the service of administrative immigration warrants.

As of publication, All News Virginia found no public statement from the board or individual supervisors responding specifically to the Oct. 20 report. Supervisors have spoken publicly about the policy this year:

• Chairman Jeff McKay said in March, after a Trust Policy review was proposed, that "the Trust Policy has played a vital role in our status as the safest jurisdiction of our size in the nation" and that it "is not a free pass to commit crimes." He said: "This is not a failure of the Trust Policy, and the Board is committed to holding all individuals accountable for their actions." (FFXnow, March 17, 2026)
• McKay told NBC4 Washington in an earlier interview that "county employees are not federal immigration officials" and that "immigration policy and enforcement has always been and must always be the role of the federal government."
• Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity, the board's only Republican, proposed on March 17 that staff study amending the Trust Policy, citing the killing of Stephanie Minter. "This board can clearly not solve all the problems with our legal system, but it must do what it can to protect our residents," he said. The proposal received no second and died, FFXnow reported. Franconia District Supervisor Rodney Lusk was listed as a joint sponsor but did not second it, according to FFXnow. (FFXnow, March 17, 2026)

According to the report, the county says it does not enforce civil federal immigration law and denies being a "sanctuary county."

All News Virginia has requested comment from Chairman McKay, Supervisor Herrity and the full Board of Supervisors on the Oct. 20 report and will update this story with any responses.

The report was prepared by the committee's Republican majority staff and relies in part on nonpublic records the committee says are on file with it. Those records have not been released. All News Virginia has requested comment from the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office and will update this story if it responds.

Source: "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies," interim staff report of the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, released Oct. 20, 2026. Read the report (PDF).

Email Fairfax County Supervisors At:
Jeff McKay → chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Kathy Smith (Sully District) sully@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Rachna Heizer (Braddock District) braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov,
James Bierman (Dranesville District) dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Rodney Lusk (Franconia District) franconia@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Walter Alcorn (Hunter Mill District) huntermill@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Andres Jimenez (Mason District) mason@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Daniel Storck (Mount Vernon District)  mtvernon@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Dalia Palchik (Providence District)  providence@fairfaxcounty.gov,
Pat Herrity (Springfield District) springfield@fairfaxcounty.gov,

 

Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia. Its county seat is Fairfax, an independent city.