This whole administration is made up of nothing but absolute badasses. Anytime they get behind a mic they use the opportunity to make it crystal clear that the tail no longer wags the dog.
John Kelly, DHS chief, tells critics to ‘shut up’ and let agents to their jobs
The highlight of the Trump presidency for me will be when this all comes to a head and the Feds bring the hammer down on the "sanctuary city" shitholes.
We should probably keep our popcorn close...haha
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Mr Kelly said the Obama administration “discouraged” Homeland Security employees from doing their jobs, tying federal workers’ hands with bureaucracy and “politically meddling.” He said he and President Trump have made a decision to free up agents to enforce the laws as written, and he said he and his department won’t apologize for that."
Technically the agents can do their jobs even in Sanctuary Cities. All those Sanctuary groups are doing is refusing to assist the Feds in any way. This does not prevent the ICE agents from arresting illegal immigrants. What it does do is make the agents fine their own illegals.
You want them to bring the hammer down. What crime are they committing? Where does it say I have to detain someone for the Feds? I'm not a Federal Agent. I have no responsibility to enforce federal law.
This is the premise behind legalization of Marijuana. The rub for the Feds is they have to hold the trial where the people believe marijuana should be legal. In other words, the Feds can arrest and prosecute someone. But if the Jury finds them not guilty then the accused walks.
By refusing to do the jobs for the ICE agents it means they have to do it themselves. The local cops have no Federal Authority. They can't arrest someone for a Federal Crime. This is why you don't see US Marshals at DUI checkpoints. The Federal Agents have no authority regarding state laws.
Come on bud...you're smarter than that.
Local and state law enforcement agencies work with and assist federal authorities all the time in solving federal crimes and locating and arresting federal criminals. The sanctuary city shitholes have chosen to ignore federal requests for assistance in this case. Many of these shitholes have even said publicly that they intend to impede federal progress as it relates to arresting and deporting illegals.
The Role of State & Local Law Enforcement in Immigration Matters and Reasons to Resist Sanctuary Policies
https://www.ice.gov/doclib/ddor/ddor2017_02-11to02-17.pdf
https://www.ice.gov/declined-detainer-outcome-report
Declined Detainer Outcome Report
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issues detainers and requests for notification to law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to provide notice of its intent to assume custody of an individual detained in federal, state, or local custody. Detainers are placed on aliens arrested on criminal charges for whom ICE possesses probable cause to believe that they are removable from the United States.
A detainer requests that a LEA notify ICE as early as practicable – ideally at least 48 hours – before a removable alien is released from criminal custody and then briefly maintain custody of the alien for up to 48 hours to allow DHS to assume custody for removal purposes. A request for notification requests that a LEA notify ICE as early as practicable – ideally at least 48 hours – before a removable alien is released from criminal custody.
These requests are intended to allow a reasonable amount of time for ICE to respond and take custody of the alien. When LEAs fail to honor immigration detainers or requests for notification and release serious criminal offenders, it undermines ICE’s ability to protect public safety and carry out its mission. The Declined Detainer Outcome Report (DDOR), which meets the requirement outlined in the president’s Executive Order,
Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, is a weekly report that lists the LEAs that declined ICE detainers or requests for notification and includes criminal charges associated with those released aliens.
The DDOR may reflect instances in which the LEA may have technically provided notification to ICE in advance of an alien’s release, but where the LEA did not provide sufficient advance notification for ICE to arrange the transfer of custody prior to release due to geographic limitations, response times, or other logistical reasons. In these instances, ICE records the detainer or request for notification as declined by the LEA.
This report only reflects the data related to the release of criminal aliens that is available to ICE. In uncooperative jurisdictions like Cook County, Illinois, and the City of Philadelphia, ICE is barred from interviewing arrestees in local custody. Therefore, in these communities a large number of criminals who have yet to be encountered by ICE are arrested by local authorities and released in these communities without any notification to ICE.
ICE continues to collaborate with all law enforcement agencies to help ensure that aliens who may pose a threat to our communities are not released onto the streets to potentially reoffend and harm individuals living within our communities. However, in some cases, state or local laws, ordinances or policies restrict or prohibit cooperation with ICE. In other cases, jurisdictions choose to willfully decline ICE detainers or requests for notification and release criminals back into the community.
When criminal aliens are released from local or state custody, they have the opportunity to reoffend. There are also many risks and uncertainties involved when apprehending dangerous criminal aliens at-large in the community. It takes careful planning and extensive resources to mitigate those risks and make a safe apprehension in a community setting. It is much safer for all involved – the community, law enforcement, and even the criminal alien – if ICE officers take custody in the controlled environment of another law enforcement agency."