9/16/2017 - Timothy Meads Townhall.com
Lefties
continue to defy the Federal government as Democrat politicians pass into law
asinine policies that place American citizens at risk.
Democrats
cheered Friday when a Federal judge placed an injunction on the Department of
Justice, blocking Attorney General Jeff Sessions from withholding federal
dollars from Sanctuary Cities such as Chicago. While in California the state
legislature moved one step closer to deeming the entire state a “Sanctuary
State”, requiring police forces to limit cooperation with federal immigration
authorities.
Earlier
this year, AG Sessions threatened to with hold federal dollars from Sanctuary
Cities that refused to enforce simple laws such as reporting the immigration
status of suspects in custody to immigrations agents. The city of Chicago sued
the Justice Department, claiming that the order from Sessions violated an
individual’s Fourth Amendment right to not be held in custody without being
charged with a crime. Chicago also argued that this provision infringed upon
separation of powers principles, in other words the city argued in favor of
States’ rights.
Chicago
refuses to report illegal aliens because not doing so “promotes cooperation between local law enforcement and
immigrant communities.”
Indeed,
many in the legislature of California want this policy for the entire state. On
Friday, California’s state Assembly passed a bill deeming the state “Sanctuary
State.” This bill drastically decreases required police cooperation with
federal immigration authorities.
Yet, not
even a month ago in San Francisco, another California citizen died at the hands of an illegal immigrant who federal
authorities were tracking for deportation. 18 year old Erick Garcia-Pineda was
detained by authorities in December of 2016, but released on a judge’s order.
As part of the judge’s order, Garcia-Pineda was required in April to wear
an ankle tracking bracelet while authorities reviewed his case. He also was
required to check in with immigration officials.
But on
August 19th, an ICE contractor received an ankle bracelet tampering
notification from Garcia-Pineda's device. Authorities could not find the
illegal alien, but local sheriffs arrested the man on September 3rd on
misdemeanor battery charges that occurred that day. Deputy officials refused to
listen to ICE’s request and released him from jail that day.
Several
days later, the illegal immigrant was arrested in the connection of an August
15th killing. Authorities say that he killed 23 year old Abel
Esquivel during a robbery, with a stolen police weapon.
The
unfortunate death of Kate Steinle at the hands of an illegal immigrant in San
Francisco several years ago sparked Congress into action. This past July, they
passed Kate's law which mandates a minimum five-year prison sentence for anyone who
reenters the country illegally at least twice after being deported.
Still,
Federal judges continue to overrule the Constitution while State legislatures
place illegal immigrants before American citizens. The Department of Justice
has not indicated any motion to appeal the injunction and California
representatives seem oblivious to the havoc in their communities caused by
illegal aliens.
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