Trump DOJ sues California over 'interference' with immigration enforcement
On the heels of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warning local residents of imminent ICE raids, potentially allowing several dangerous criminals to escape, Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom, who's running to replace Gov. Jerry Brown, is calling for other local leaders to do the same thing.
The Trump Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday night against California, saying three recently-passed state laws were deliberately interfering with federal immigration policies.
It marked the latest legal and political confrontation with the nation's most populous state, which the federal government says has repeatedly stood in the way of its plans to step up enforcement actions in the workplace and against criminal aliens.
"The Department of Justice and the Trump Administration are going to fight these unjust, unfair, and unconstitutional policies," Attorney General Jeff Sessions was expected to tell California law enforcement officers on Wednesday. "We are fighting to make your jobs safer and to help you reduce crime in America."
The state's Democratic governor, Jerry Brown, fired back: “At a time of unprecedented political turmoil, Jeff Sessions has come to California to further divide and polarize America. Jeff, these political stunts may be the norm in Washington, but they don’t work here. SAD!!!”
Sessions and Rosenstein were spotted dining together hours after the president's criticism. Republicans say a special counsel is warranted because of the high legal standard for obtaining a surveillance warrant.
Federal officials are seeking an injunction to immediately block enforcement of the three California laws, each enacted within the past year.
One of those laws offers additional worker protections against federal immigration enforcement actions. Senior Justice Department officials have said it's prevented companies from voluntarily cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
Employers are mandated under the law to demand ICE agents present a warrant or subpoena before entering certain areas of the premises, or when accessing some employee records.
Some companies have complained they've felt torn between trying to comply with seemingly contradictory state and federal statutes, since penalties for non-compliance can be steep from both entities.
Another state law dubbed known by critics as the "sanctuary state" bill protects immigrants without legal residency by limiting state and municipal cooperation with the feds, including what information can be shared about illegal-immigrant inmates.
A third law gives state officials the power to monitor and inspect immigrant detention facilities either run directly by, or contracted through, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The Justice Department has said it's confident the Constitution's Supremacy Clause gives it broad authority to supersede state laws that it says interfere with its immigration enforcement obligations.
President Trump threatens to pull ICE agents out of California over the state's sanctuary state police; retired Marine Corps sergeant Tommy Kilbride reacts.
Still, state officials in the past have cited the 10th Amendment’s guarantee of states not being compelled to enforce federal laws.
“We’ve seen this B-rated movie before. So we’re not totally surprised,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in response to the new lawsuit.
An estimated 2.5 million immigrants are believed to be in California illegally. In the most recent figures, ICE has reported about 16 percent of its enforcement apprehensions take place in that state.
The latest legal action by the Trump administration is part of an aggressive push to enforce existing immigration laws, with Sessions in previous remarks citing a porous U.S. border with Mexico, and the threat of criminal activity by immigrant gangs.
Federal officials repeatedly cite the case of Kate Steinle, shot to death by an illegal alien and seven-time felon in San Francisco, one of 35 communities in the state declaring itself a "sanctuary city."
The Justice Department in January threatened California and other states with subpoenas and a loss of grant money for repeatedly failing to respond to requests for immigration compliance under a federal law known as Section 1373.
Federal officials would not say whether other states were at risk of similar lawsuits over their alleged non-compliance with immigration laws.
A coordinated ICE enforcement action last month on businesses in the Los Angeles area netted 212 people arrested for violating federal immigration laws, 88 percent of whom were convicted criminals, officials said. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/06/trump-doj-sues-california-over-interference-with-immigration-enforcement.html
Yawn, unless they can show that state level authorities are actively preventing federal authorities from doing their jobs, the feds have no case. Immigration law and enforcement, per the SCOTUS, is 100% a federal responsibility.
"States Rights". At least that's what the right is always saying is more important.
Here's hoping the best for AG Sessions fighting the pro criminal, anti sovereignty leftists.
If Sessions ever had to face any real resistance by anyone, especially anyone on the Left, he'd shit his tiny little green Elf shorts and run back to his Keebler Tree! He has coward tattooed on his forehead.
Lol, Sessions is trying to make brownie points with Trump. California is not amused by Trump's federal shitshow and we just don't want to be part of that clusterfuck. We'll let Brown troll Trump's twitter for fun too, we need the laughs.
Meantime, Mueller time is getting closer! And don't think Sessions and Pence will be clean at the end of this!
I can't imagine what "smoking gun" or surprise evidence you think Mueller going to pull out of a top hat. The only thing he's uncovered so far are crooked lobbyists and Russian trolls. You lefties are going to be very disappointed in the final results.
So far most of them were Trump campaign officials, and now the rest of the rats are fleeing his sinking ship.
I'm just trying to figure out what the right is so upset about. These 3 laws?
First one does not allowed federal law enforcement to enter private property, without a warrant. Why would anyone be opposed to that? Do you want law enforcement to be able to go anywhere they want without warrants? Isn't this addressed directly in the Constitution.
2nd one just states that state law enforcement will continue to not do federal's job.
The 3rd law just gives local inspectors the right to inspect local detention facilities. You don't want California officials to see how you are detaining arrested immigrants? Take them out of state. What's the big deal?
The only laws I care about are the ones that say you have to be here legally to stay and that employers deserve severe legal consequences for hiring illegals.
Since they allege that the provisions they are arguing against put law enforcement's lives in danger, then they should either adapt to the circumstances or stop carrying out raids until they can ensure law enforcements safety, right? Right?
Since they allege that the provisions they are arguing against put law enforcement's lives in danger, then they should either adapt to the circumstances or stop carrying out raids until they can ensure law enforcements safety, right? Right?
Right! If ICE Agents are scared of getting hurt on their job then they either need to stay out of California or find a different job, like maybe a florist? They way they are enforcing the laws here are pure harassment to us out here anyway, so we wouldn't miss them if they were gone. They were supposedly going to get just the “Bad Hombres” but the truth is that they going after people who have been here 20 or 30 years, have commit-ed no crimes, are hard working with good jobs that they have had for decades, pay their taxes, pay their bills and are the kind people we want to find a real path to citizenship for. DOJ (meaning Trump and Sessions) knows this and they are intentionally targeting the good people by grabbing them at school, hospitals and workplaces. Sessions and Trump are misusing the ICE Agents out of pure spite.
No “Bad Hombres” though. Just the easiest arrests. And now they say they are scared of getting hurt by arresting these old people? One can only come to one of two opinions about this law suit about that. Either it's a complete pure harassment suit (and a clear abuse of power) or the ICE Agents who work out here in California are complete pussies. Either shove this phony lawsuit up Trump and Sessions ass for the abuse of power that it is or if the ICE Agents really are that big of pussies as Sessions is making them out to be then they're the last thing we need in our law enforcement here. Our Highway Patrol and and most of our local police departments are really top of the line and professional. The last thing they should have to worry about is working with an ICE Agent who is shivering in fear and waving his gun around scared! So keep you're ICE Agents who are too cowardly to do their job because they might hurt (didn't they think of that when they took the job?) and get rid of this abuse of power harassment lawsuit and just leave us the hell alone.
Go to "new Idaho" instead. Most of the White Supremacists have been driven by losing lawsuits, but they have left their camps behind. skirting the CoC [ph] since there is not a chance in hell that you're ever going to see the mythical state of Jefferson
That's skirting the "code" again. Stop calling people racist's like your filthy pandering representatives, who are totally beholding to immigrant activist organizations.
California loses this lawsuit. The liberal ninth district court might buy it some time, but ultimately the Supreme Court will back the Constitution. BTW most people (American citizens) agree.
You obviously have NO CLUE about Federal law. It's quite hilarious to see all of the fraternity, who not that long ago, were pounding on the table and demanding that 'States rights' be recognized. Now y'all are all about letting the Feds do whatever the hell they want. The hypocrisy is galactic.
The city, county, state cannot detain a person after they have been released by a judge/court order.
Ice is always asking municipalities to detain people for a few hours, a few days, etc until they can pick them up.
That violates the rights of the freed person and runs up costs for the municipality.
There's a ton of paperwork to account for every penny spent and most institutions bill each other to a penny when transferring or holding someone for a different jurisdiction.
Not ICE, their administrative warrants are not signed by a judge - they are simply signed by the senior agent and as such
don't carry much weight with local authorities.
As is the case when ICE knows a suspect is home and won't come out, ICE can sit outside and wait.
They can sit outside Jails when they suspect illegals are due to be released and arrest them as soon as they exit the building.
Or they can get the laws changed and,
get the warrants signed by a judge and make arrangements to reimburse any muni's for any expense related to said transfers.
It's no different in CA than it is in PA or anywhere else.
The only differing incident in CA was the Mayor giving an ill advised shout out to the city.
Have you stopped believing in states rights??? Gosh, I thought you were one of the people who is always saying that states rights should supersede federal rights. Of course I could be wrong here.
Clearly identified as an editorial.
The only surprise is that there's no author listed.
Just an anonymous emotional opinion piece.
Nice...
Your continued support of the criminal in chief say plenty.
Funny that y'all used to decry the use of the judiciary to 'compel' the states to do what the citizens voted against. It wasn't that long ago that I'm sure y'all were demanding that the Courts uphold Prop. 8, an unconstitutional referendum, because 'STATES RIGHTS!'. Now that the 'worm has turned' y'all beg 'Big brother' to run to the Courts to squash laws that everyone knows the majority of CA citizens support.
There are NO 'Californians in New California and Jefferson' because those places DO NOT EXIST anywhere but in your fantasies.
BTFW, why would you want to name your RW dystopia after a hell hole?
After getting you asses handed to you by your legislature, how is giving them the finger working for you? What's interesting about your claim that your brethren are chomping at the bit to set up a RW dystopia is that you can't even manage it in what you call the 'State of Jefferson'. Hell, the Senator that represents YOU, Redding and District 1 didn't even manage to make the vote on SB 54. Maybe he was too busy appearing on Fox. Oh wait, I just checked and he was in Squaw Valley. Hilariously, he has managed to file a bill to repeal it.
Additionally, there are many rural Districts of CA that are represented by Democratic Senators. Y'all can't even manage to get a majority vote in the hinterlands that YOU claim you control. Most of the GOP Senators in CA are from the freaking coastal suburbs of LA, SF and SD.
You've built a little RW dystopia in your mind that doesn't exist in the real world and NEVER will.
Yet you begrudge CA demanding that they follow their own freaking rules.
They SHOULD be doing their jobs, like documenting probable cause and getting warrants and subpoenas. I presume you have no problem with requiring the Federal government to FOLLOW their own procedures. Hmmm?
I have no dependents [unless you count fur people] and aid no one perpetrating illegal activities.
That CA law that involves restricting business speech & dealing with the federal government is the most blatantly unconstitutional law of those recently passed by the secessionists in CA. That really nails it for the government. I'm sure more lawsuits will follow and the Oakland mayor is in criminal jeopardy. Oh, do I want her behind bars!
Sooo, homicide is okay with you? Pedophilia, theft, rape,....?
How about putting to death, whenever there is a murder involving an assault type weapon, a Congressman that voted against simple gun control laws?
Did you read the laws that are being contested? Care to explain how any of them interfere with ICE?
I'd be down for that. Can we start with the ones that have held office the longest?
Funny how liberals always try to make the ridiculous seem just the opposite.
The laws, together, make it a crime for businesses to voluntarily aid federal agents in nabbing undocumented workers; keep California law enforcement officers from telling federal agents when illegal immigrant detainees are released from jail, prison or other custody; and create special state inspections for federal immigration detention facilities.
Business owners who voluntarily assist with federal immigration operations will face fines of up to $10,000, Becerra warned.
I already have, you chose to ignore it.
New California law makes federal ICE inspections more difficult,
The bill by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) prohibits employers from allowing federal immigration agents on private business property without a judicial warrant. It also requires business owners to give their employees public notice — within 72 hours — of federal immigration inspections of employee records.
Businesses that fail to provide notice to employees face penalties of $2,000 to $5,000 for a first violation, and $5,000 to $10,000 for each subsequent violation, though some exceptions may apply.
So HIPPA laws are 'blatantly unconstitutional'? How about the state labor department laws, are they ALL 'blatantly unconstitutional'?
Delusional.
Y'all almost never support your hyperbole but I'll ask none the less, please cite the statute under which she is under 'criminal jeopardy.
Funny how the only support you have for your claims, is a EDITORIAL from a right wing news source. You are unable to cite the actual law to support your claim.
Is the Orange county register liberal enough for you?
FYI the law does not state exceptions based on the employers knowledge of criminal activity, Or criminality in general of said immigrants.
Here is the local sheriff explaining just how daft this really is:
OC is not any kind of liberal enclave. Four of the 7 members of Congress are republicans including the execrable Darryl Issa and Dana Rohrbacher.
So to be clear what you you accept as news? Only the democrat Underground? Does the opinion of local law enforcement matter?
I support THE LAW.
Since the COC hasn't changed yet I'll use one of UB's favorite sayings. Not one of the swinging dicks has made a cogent argument in this seed that CA is violating Federal law and even worse, Sessions in his complaint failed to do so too.
CA is NOT putting one person under their jurisdiction over another.
Y'all want to allow the Feds to skirt the law in the name of enforcing it.
The first obligation of an elected official is the safety of their people.
Interesting that you'd compare a corporate office with a whole town and documents to human beings.
Ok so you didnt like that analogy. So you expect and endorse a mayor in Mississippi warning the local KKK chapter that the feds are going to raid them or a Idaho mayor warning a militia group that the .ATF is on their way to their compund .
Again, your analogy sucks. How about if the Feds told the Mississippi Mayor that they were going to raid the town and everyone that believed in segregation was going to be arrested. Or the Idaho Mayor was told that everyone who owned a gun was considered a suspect?
The interesting part wasn't a question.
You haven't a clue.
You act as if she drove through the streets with a megaphone. Have you READ the tweet she posted? It was addressed to ALL of the citizens of her town.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.
"Gosh, I thought you were one of the people who is always saying that states rights should supersede federal rights. Of course I could be wrong here."
Yep. You are wrong here. Conservatives supports those state rights enumerated in the constitution. Hint: immigration is not one of them. Liberals can only see black or white apparently.
The Orange County Register is a far right wing paper sort of along the line of a FOX news newspaper..
So you can't answer the question. It shows that hypocrisy is your middle name and you have no problem putting illegals before citizens, or even legal residents.
Such a sad state California is in. Why would ANYONE want to be a liberal?
For the SECOND time, there is NO question in the interesting part.
It shows that you are hankering for an argument so desperately that you make shit up to bitch about.
You've obviously never been there. Your loss.
HA insists that he and his control 'New California' and any day now they will transform it into the promised land. Then y'all can go there and put you boot on the liberals after a long day picking lettuce.
Lie. The article you seeded says NO SUCH THING.
You'll never have another Arnold.
What else does your 8 ball tell you?
Then cite the statute or Article that the state of CA is violating. You'll be the first who has.
The state sure as hell DOES have jurisdiction over the actions of state officials, LEOs and businesses. READ the Constitution.
Unless you can prove that I have lied, you owe me an apology.
Flippant comments warrant flippant replies. Perhaps you could post something less obtuse?
Prove I don't or apologize.
You may not have liked what I said but I DID answer. Oh and BTFW, you didn't quote my answer, you quoted my comment about your DA scenario, NOT my answer about the mayor's action.
PROVE that I said that. Block quote my comment.
The Mayor released a statement. READ it.
I couldn't care less what you believe and I'm not here to convince you of anything. I AM however still waiting for your apology.
OK, I get it, you support states rights as long as it's the kind of rights you think should be supported, not those Librul ones.
Oh, please do list the "enumerated states rights" in the Constitution (which is capitalized, by the way). And when you're done with that, tell us what the Constitution has to say about immigration. Take your time (you'll need it to make up shit).
"But several studies , over many years, have concluded that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the United States. And experts say the available evidence does not support the idea that undocumented immigrants commit a disproportionate share of crime."
So we have 323 million documented Americans who are nearly twice as likely to commit a crime versus 12 million undocumented immigrants who commit crimes at half the rate as the average documented American. That's a prospective 1.3 million criminals among the documented Americans and 240,000 likely criminals among the undocumented immigrants. While I agree, we need to continue to work on better border enforcement and deportation of those who overstay their Visas, the argument coming from the right about the criminal element immigrants bring seems disingenuous.
yet our crowded jail population is always around 2.225 million.........
Sad.
You shouldn't have any problem with deporting criminals then. It will barley scratch the constituent base.
I'm confused with your and other republicans sudden interest in people following the law and having consequences. Trump and republicans are ACTIVELY trying to stop the investigation into illegal acts that have already led to guilty pleas and multiple indictments. And they keep moving forward. But nothing Trump does seems to bother any of you. Also that welfare cowboy who takes over OUR land with guns and gets NOTHING. Remember "lock her up"? Fucking hypocrites. California says piss off.
she will be... ya have my word on that.
Cheers
Too bad they don't have any legal right to influence immigration enforcement. Sad.
Yet another right wing fantasy that will never come true. Especially since she has committed no crime. So find another fantasy to...well...whatever you do when you're moaning "Lock 'er up!" late at night when you're all alone...
The way Jeff Sessions is describing them in his words and by this lawsuit they are complete cowards! That they are too scared of getting hurt if local law enforcement doesn't help them make arrests and hold onto prisoners for them that they can't get for some reason. Sure sounds like Sessions is saying that they are cowards to me. Maybe, if they are not cowards, they should march into Sessions' office and tell him to stop calling them that. To stop using them as his political pawns by making them out as scared! What are they afraid of? Doing their job? If they are that scared they need to be in a different line of work! If they are not then they need to smack Sessions upside his head and tell to stop saying they are!
Besides they sure act like cowards considering that they only go after middle aged and elderly people who have been here 20-40 years and never go after any "Bad Hombres". They never go after any gang bangers, drug dealers or criminals. It's obvious that Sessions has ordered them to just go after the low hanging fruit. The good folks who happen to be undocumented, but who have obeyed the law ever since they have been here. It obvious that Sessions has ordered them to harass just the good folks who are undocumented and to stay away from the bad ones. It's obvious that Sessions has ordered them to act like cowards to just go after the middle-aged and elderly as they pick their children or grandchildren from school or when they get ER care hospital (they actually wait outside of ER's and check for papers of anyone who is middle-aged or older and is Hispanic sort of like the ICE SS.) or who is just working at their job, not hurting anyone in any case. So not only do they act like cowards here (like I said I am sure Sessions ordered them to be) but they acting fucking lazy too. They are, out here, a waste of tax money and training. Instead of wasting our money and their time when are they actually going to do their job and go after some "Bad Hombres" for once? Because they certainly are reusing to go after anyone but good people, which means Sessions ordered them to go after only that kind of people as harassment of this State...or they really are just plain fucking cowards like Sessions says they are.
And upvoting yourself doesn't prove you right...
Excellent post Randy... Sessions is a POS coward and a blatant racist. Not shocking that trump appointed that worthless garbage.
I always have a hard time understanding people who vote up their own posts? I mean it's the same thing as cheating at solitaire an then saying you won. Plus it's so easy to see who voted for your post that you can see when someone voted for themselves and he has a long history of praising himself like this.
We don't give a shit if you guys "understand" us or not, mostly because it's unlikely that most of you even can. We'd just like you leave us alone and to stay the fuck out of ours and our State's business. Butt out!
I bet you are still sitting in your safe space, wringing your hands, and saying Christie will be locked up "any day now" for Bridgegate. It's OK, you can admit it.
that's funny... you should try that in a comedy act
Oh, honey, you misunderstand. California doesn't give 2 shits what you think, we lead the world already. As California goes, so goes the nation.
Like you are praying to do one day to break away from Calif into a separate state of Jefferson? Not everyone has those kinds of fantasies.
They will never win the lawsuit. It's simply all talk and smoke and mirrors to try and continue to fool the minions who think they now own the world and can call all the shots as they please. However, that is not how our laws work, despite how the government thinks it works. The Constitution is very clear about that. So keep dreaming your fantasy dreams. But, don't be too disappointed when it does not produce the results you wish for.
Yeah...Yeah...Yeah....keep dreaming. You always like to use the term "We" with a very broad brush, as if you have all the people on your side, when it is only your own opinion. But, do keep the dream going, it seems to give you great pleasure to do so.
The case doesn't stand a chance because the laws merely say that we will stay out of the Federal Officers way when they are conducing their business. The Constitution does not say that we are required to do the Federal Officers job for them or with them. They can do their own job, unless as, Jeff Sessions keeps making them out to be, they are too scared to do it without local police or State Highway Patrol Officers help. I personally doubt that Federal Law Enforcement Officers are cowards and if I were them I would so pissed off at Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III for him saying they in public and in this joke of a lawsuit that they are, I would go to his office and tell that little racist Keebler Elf to cut it out or I'm going to kick his little ass and then tear his ears off!
Exactly. The whole thing with the law suit is merely a ploy to try and bully the Calif Gov and make the people think they are doing something illegal, when in fact, they are not. I don't think for one millisecond that Gov Brown is so stupid that he did not do his homework thoroughly before making his decision, knowing that there would be those who try to contest it. He is not as ignorant as some people like to think or try to make him out to be. The law suit is totally laughable, and Sessions will be made to look the fool once again.
I have brought this up before, and the right wing fascists never seem to have an answer...
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States...rights...
If a blue state said that there could only be ONE gun shop in the state....run by the state and only open once a month on a Tuesday, between the hours of midnight and 2am... How would the right react? I can be pretty sure they would be outraged....beyond belief. But CA. bucks the tiger and defies the feds, and takes a stand claiming, "states rights"? And suddenly, states rights don't matter? Weird how that works. Florida just passed 3 laws..
1) Changed the age for buying guns from 18 to 21. (The NRA has already filed a lawsuit....I am guessing that they are mad that more kids won't be murdered).
2) 3 day waiting period...Pointless....total waste of time.....Pun intended.
3) 400 million dollars to give guns to teachers.....but they cannot seem to find a DIME to fix the schools that are literally falling apart....state wide...
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But, "states rights".... Apparently, Florida can do as they please... But CA.? "NO!!!!!".
What a bunch of worthless bastards the republicans are.
As far as Republicans are concerned "States Rights" only apply to Red States and not to Blue ones. They are hypocritical in the EXTREME! When it comes to Blue states and there is a Republican Administration, especially a fucked up one as bad as this one and as far right wing as this one, they consider it a mission to screw around with any Blue states as much as they can. They treat Blue states as if they are foreign nations that they hate. And they never seem to notice that when there is a Democratic Administration we never do that to them in the Red statues. Oh sure they piss and moan as if we do and fake falls and injures better the a pro-basketball or soccer or Hockey player can if they are sure the Ref is watching. But they never, ever have any evidence or proof of their supposed injury or being offended, ever!
a state can regulate its own militia... not federal immigration enforcement.
too simple huh? that is OK the supreme court will explain it better once the case is out of the 9th circus
When you can show me in the Constitution that illegal aliens have a right to be here we can talk .Until then you dont have a leg to stand on .
Don't hold your breath. You may not like the results.
This admin wants to depot criminal illegal invaders? Start with the FLOTUS.
She came to the USA on a visa. It did not allow her to work, or earn an income but she did work as a model, and she was paid for those services. In other words? She violated her visa and is a criminal illegal alien invader. Look it up. So you cons want to deport these criminal illegal alien invaders? Fine. Throw the first whore out of the country.
I even used Snopes for you and of course they did everything they could to discredit this, but they couldn't. Hope it doesn't upset you that she's a real asset instead of a welfare recipient with a bunch of children living off the government.
Unfounded right wing stereotype. Like most stereotypes, it has no connection with the truth. Still it gives people who hate Brown people something to comfort themselves to sleep with. Sort of like a racial teddy bear. Of course a White Polar Bear. Can't have a Brown or Black teddy bear.
Don't you see everyone a little dark with those glasses on? Do you have a dog or a cat?
I am a little prejudice against young black men right now and for good reason, believe me.
Well, at least you can admit that you're prejudiced against blacks, Picky, glad you are honest about it. Sad that you think it's justifiable.
1) She came to the USA in 1995.
2) She and her worthless husband ARE living off of the government.
Nah, the great trump flock are doing their favorite thing using "THE LAW" to try to force other people to their "views" or what they want them to do. I don't see a real case unless they can prove any criminals were warned.
LOL But the noble GOP will whine and cry on and on about the ones who no doubt got away.
I don't think arresting families or family members in public or private and deporting them is really in the Nation's best interest.
Kind of like using the law to force people to obey the Constitution in the matter of Civil Rights. I recall Eisenhower sent in the troops when the state of Arkansas thought Federal law could be ignored.
lol That's true, but I'm looking at the slippery-slope of all this, After 911, the Gov made a big new monitoring unit that spends its time ease dropping on US Now the new improved ICE (I thought it was a fine idea when they were arresting felons by the way) but they must have run out,now it's not felons they're arresting and deporting.
When enough time has passed, they'll announce they've won but by then they'll be a big agency with big cash-flow soooo they'll always have to have someone to be hunting and they don't need warrants do they?
Maybe a law can be over-enforced.
Compared with the slim stuff people have used to make slippery-slope arguments, this is like standing on a ledge looking down and saying "all good, nothing to see here." I wonder how we ended up with this country wired up like a cold war prison lulled by the words that have been used and misused by so many down the ages: "For your own protection."
People also talk about the communist police state. What did that look like again?
I wonder if she realizes she is going to jail?
mayors warning criminals? she will be made into a very public example of what will happen to the next fool who tries that.
I'm not able to post any articles on this site. Apparently there is a secret to selecting pictures that are now required for articles.
I've never experienced a site that inadvertently dissuaded members to participate because they're not able to pass a tech course. This is very frustrating. It really shouldn't be this hard.
This because these polls are giving the members too much of a, irrevocable and not just suggestive, right to say what they want for the site and not for what is right and healthy for it. This is why even America is not a pure Democracy. If you give all of the people the right to vote on every issue, they will fuck up the overall picture and (IMHO) that is happening here. The new olitness rules are making it harder to breath. Yes they are only small steps. However when added to the small steps that have been added over the years and the ones that are no doubt you will have coming in future polls, the girdle will almost certainly tighten ayou will face rather uncomfortable choice of not breathing or cutting it off.
James Schwab, San Francisco spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has resigned from his post, “saying he couldn’t continue to do his job” after Donald Trump, Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, and acting ICE director Thomas Homan “made false public statements” regarding a recent raid targeting Northern California last month. Following Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warning her immigrant residents that a raid was imminent, Sessions and Homan alleged that 800 immigrants had evaded arrest due to her actions. Trump alleged “close to 1,000.” Schwab believed both were exaggerated and “ wanted the agency to correct the number.” He was rebuffed:
"I just couldn't bear the burden,” he later told CNN, “continuing on as a representative of the agency and charged with upholding integrity, knowing that information was false.“ Schwab “also said he is a registered Democrat, but has been a loyal federal servant, regardless of which party is in power.” Mayor Schaaf, who has been hounded by Trump officials and right-wing media for her action , applauded the former spokesman: “I commend Mr. Schwab for speaking the truth while under intense pressure to lie. Our democracy depends on public servants who act with integrity and hold transparency in the highest regard.”
“This Administration has a deeply troubling track record of half-truths, false statements and outright lies aimed at demonizing and scapegoating immigrant families,” Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) commented. “I commend this individual for refusing to perpetuate misleading information.”