(Acting) ICE director calls for arrest of "sanctuary" city and state officials

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The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday advocated for the arrest of local and state government officials who don’t cooperate with federal immigration agents.

“This is a victimization of the American community,” Thomas Homan told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto. “This isn’t the America I grew up in. We’ve got to take these sanctuary cities on. We’ve got to take them to court, and we’ve got to start charging some of these politicians with crimes.”

While there’s no strict legal definition a “sanctuary” city or state, Homan, who President Donald Trump has nominated to serve as ICE’s formal director, was responding to California’s SB54, which went into effect on Jan. 1.

The law, like many on the local level nationwide, limits police officers’ ability to detain suspected undocumented immigrants on federal agents’ behalf. The bill’s author, Senate Leader Kevin de Leon, said it would put “a large kink in Trump’s perverse and inhuman deportation machine.”

“What I’m also doing is working with the Department of Justice. For these sanctuary cities that knowingly shield and harbor an illegal alien in their jail and don’t allow us access, that is, in my opinion, a violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324, that’s an alien smuggling statue. I’ve asked the Department of Justice to look at this. Are these sanctuary cities — Can we hold them accountable, are they violating federal law?”

“What if they do just that, what do you do?” Cavuto asked.

“I think we charge some of these sanctuary cities with violating federal law,” Homan said. “I think if they knowingly harbor and shield a known illegal alien, a public safety threat, in a jail and won’t give us access.


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...out of fucking control. America 2018.

[Iggo]

1. If they would just say it, "We hate brown people", then we could move forward. (n/t)

[Mc Mike]

2. The biggest criminal administration, in history.

Always calling for locking everyone else -- who they call their political 'enemies' -- up.

Like Mussolini's law and order regime.

[CanonRay]

3. This guy is a real Nazi wannabe

[Fred Sanders]

4. 3,2,1...Shitler to tweet and demand jailing of sanctuary city mayors...tick, tick.

[angrychair]

7. Not just mayors

But governors or state legislators as well.

Like to see him try to arrest the governor of California....

[atreides1]

5. Not the "America" he grew up in!!!

He was born in West Carthage, NY in 1961...anyone how diverse West Carthage was in the 60's, while little Himmler was growing up???

[BoneyardDem]

6. Apprently the "Acting" director, and major Trump ass kisser

ASSumes he has the authority to dictate unfunded mandates. The Feds do not have the authority to require Cities to implement their laws where the cost will be eventually passed onto the citizenry in the form of local taxes to fund Fed programs.

[MineralMan]

8. Tough guy, eh?

Who will you arrest in California, which just became a "sanctuary state?" The Governor? Good luck with that, dude. You may not be "acting" anything shortly.