President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation strategy will include targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, says new border czar Tom Homan.
Homan said in an interview with The Center Square. said The plan would prioritize national security threats and violent criminals. This includes those who have been requested to be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
According to a recent ICE report, the Biden administration’s deputy director said that some local governments “request ICE to detain even noncitizens who have been convicted of serious felonies and pose a continuing threat.” “They are reducing their cooperation with ICE by refusing to comply with the law.” The so-called “sanctuary city” policy has worsened public safety. “However, ‘sanctuary’ policies can end up protecting dangerous criminals who often victimize the same communities they serve,” he said at The Center Square. reported.
Although many Democratic leaders in so-called sanctuary jurisdictions have said they will not cooperate with ICE, Homan said they are required to do so by federal immigration law, Title 8 USC 13.24 III. Anyone who “harbors or hides illegal aliens from federal law enforcement officers” is committing a crime, he said.
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“Obstructing a federal law enforcement officer is a crime,” he told Center Square. It is also a crime for anyone who “intentionally harbors or conceals from ICE an illegal alien.”
He also asked“What mayor or governor wouldn’t want a public safety threat coming from their community?” Their first responsibility is to protect their community. That’s exactly what we’re trying to do. ”
Homan said he will work with anyone, Democrat or Republican, to ensure public safety.
“I’m going to meet with everyone. Our priority on day one is public safety.” He encouraged local leaders to work together “to make our communities safer.” There is.
The goal is for local jurisdictions to cooperate with ICE in requesting the detention of illegal aliens already in local jurisdiction’s custody. Removing suspects from local jurisdictions also reduces costs for cities, counties and states. Homan said the plan does not require local officers to be immigration agents, but rather to work with ICE officers.
For example, ICE agents can identify people arrested in county jails. That’s because everyone arrested has their fingerprints entered into the NCIC database, a national crime database that federal investigators can access. Not providing access to people detained in publicly funded facilities is insidious, he argues.
Homan also asked President Trump’s nominee, Attorney General Pam Bondi, whether local governments that refuse to comply with ICE detainer requests are violating federal law, assuming the attorney general is confirmed. We request that the government thoroughly consider the matter and issue a formal opinion. Under Bondi, sanctuary jurisdictions are also likely to face federal prosecution.
Other options being considered include Congress imposing penalties on sanctuary jurisdictions, such as withholding federal funds from law enforcement agencies and city and county governments that harbor illegal border crossers, Homan said. That’s what it means.
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Mr. Homan’s appeal has already had an effect, with the Democratic mayor of New York City saying he will work with the Trump administration and the Democratic mayor of Denver backtracking on his claim that he would direct police to block federal agents’ operations.
Federal agents are already operating in Denver, including at the Denver ICE field office and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry at the airport.
Todd Lyons, acting deputy director of field operations for ICE’s enforcement operations in New England, said elected officials “promote sanctuary city status to make it easier for people to commit sex crimes and for fentanyl dealers.” “I am doing it,” he claims. We need cities and towns to work with us to keep these criminals out of our neighborhoods.
“We are focusing on the worst of the worst and all the political rhetoric is useless,” he said. said Boston Herald.
Of over 660,000 foreign criminals It turns out that he will be deported According to ICE, the majority live freely in the United States, including murder (14,914), sexual assault (20,061), assault (105,146), kidnapping (3,372), and sex trafficking. Includes people who have been convicted or charged with commercial sex crimes, including: (3,971).
Massachusetts Conservation Policy implemented Several cities, including Boston, have banned police officers from cooperating with ICE.
ICE agents have arrested violent criminals, including a man convicted of aggravated rape, assault and battery in Massachusetts. Looking for fugitives In his home country, he was charged with a violent sexual crime. In many cases, sanctuary jurisdictions refuse to cooperate with ICE and instead release violent criminals into the community, where they commit further crimes, Center Square said. reported.
Local officials who promote sanctuary policies are “welcoming criminals into our state, and they’re having a negative impact on their communities,” Lyons said. “All we’re asking is to arrest those who have already been arrested.”
Homan called on local governments to “work with us to make our communities safer.”
Those who don’t, he says, “can be moved out of the way.”
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