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Yahoo
01-04-2025
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DHS ending participation in naturalization ceremonies in sanctuary jurisdictions
The Department of Homeland Security will no longer participate in naturalization ceremonies in state, county, and city venues in localities that have adopted sanctuary policies, which limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement efforts. Leadership at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) told employees at every field office in a Monday email that the agency will no longer participate in such events. "USCIS will not participate with these state/local entities for administrative ceremonies and instead will host the ceremonies at our offices, privately-owned venues, or other federally owned/operated spaces," the directive states. "If an entity located in a sanctuary city requests to host a ceremony, we request that you politely decline the invitation." Blue State Sanctuary Laws Enabled Illegal 'Abolish Ice' Activist To Evade Capture, Says Local Da For example, if the city of Los Angeles wanted to host a naturalization ceremony at a library, museum or school, USCIS would not participate, meaning the event couldn't be held. The ceremonies are the final step towards becoming a U.S. citizen, and is where the Oath of Allegiance is taken. Read On The Fox News App A senior DHS official told Fox News that sanctuary policies put the public and law enforcement at risk. "Sanctuary policies are an insult to our Constitution, they endanger all levels of law enforcement, and they leave law-abiding American citizens around the country at the mercy of violent and dangerous criminal aliens," the officials said. "America still welcomes those who come here legally and complete the naturalization process, USCIS will simply do those at locations where the rule of law is still respected." The change won't affect someone's chance of becoming a naturalized American citizen, USCIS said. Blue State Leader Sounds Alarm About 'Perfect Storm' Of Dem Immigration Policies Decimating Public Safety The Trump administration has targeted sanctuary cities as it presses ahead with its mass deportation efforts. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces U.S. immigration laws nationwide but seeks state and local help, often requesting assistance from local police and sheriffs to alert them to those ordered to be deported. The agency often asks local authorities to hold criminal illegal immigrants until federal officers take custody of the suspects. However, some jurisdictions ignore the requests and release the illegal immigrants back onto the streets. The Trump administration has suggested cutting federal funding to cities that adopt sanctuary policies, in an effort to wield the money as a tool against jurisdictions that get in the way of deportation article source: DHS ending participation in naturalization ceremonies in sanctuary jurisdictions
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
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Red state moves to defund county after leader vows to ‘interfere and interrupt' ICE deportations
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing to defund an entire county after its leading law enforcement authority vowed to "make every effort to block, interfere and interrupt" deportation operations based on ICE detainers, which he called unconstitutional. This comes amid the Trump administration's concerted whole-of-government approach to cracking down on illegal immigration and migrant crime in the United States. Bird, a Republican, argues that the sheriff's self-proclaimed "longtime" stance of interrupting immigration enforcement operations based on detainers "impeded and discouraged cooperation with federal immigration authorities in violation of Iowa law." A detainer is a formal request by ICE to other law enforcement authorities to hold an individual the agency has good reason to believe is an illegal alien who poses a threat to the well-being and safety of the community. ICE officials have said that by refusing to honor detainers, law enforcement agencies put their communities at risk by allowing potentially dangerous illegals back onto the streets. Blue State Sanctuary Laws Enabled Illegal 'Abolish Ice' Activist To Evade Capture, Says Local Da Read On The Fox News App Despite this, Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx pledged not to cooperate with ICE detainers in a Feb. 4 Facebook post in which he asserted that a detainer is "simply an unconstitutional *request* from ICE." In the now-deleted post, Marx encouraged people to contact his office if they encounter "any federal agents" and said he and his staff are "always willing to assist with verifying credentials and the legitimacy of any paperwork federal agents should have to make certain your rights are not being abused." "If the fed's actions and paperwork are within constitutional parameters (such as proper and valid judicial warrants/court orders) we will assist if needed or requested to ensure their actions are carried out professionally and in the least intrusive fashion possible," he said. "If their actions or paperwork are not within constitutional parameters," he went on, "then we will make every effort to block, interfere and interrupt their actions from moving forward." Blue State Leader Sounds Alarm About 'Perfect Storm' Of Dem Immigration Policies Decimating Public Safety Actions the sheriff claimed are not within constitutional parameters include what he called "non-judicially vetted 'detainers,'" which he claimed "are simply an unconstitutional *request* from ICE or other three letter federal agency to arrest or hold someone." Marx claimed that "the only reason detainers are issued is because the federal agency does not have enough information or has not taken the time to obtain a valid judicial warrant." "Simply put, they are not sure they are detaining the right person and need more time to figure it out," he claimed, adding, "these detainers are violations of our 4th Amendment protection against warrantless search, seizure and arrest, and our 6th Amendment right to due process." Marx concluded the long post by saying his "long-time stance on not recognizing detainers" and involvement with immigration enforcement will be based on "constitutional standards … not opinions, politics or emotions." Homan Blasts Blue State As Report Shows It Releasing Illegals Charged With 'Horrific' Crimes On Low Bails In response, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, filed an official complaint with the attorney general about the sheriff violating a state law mandating law enforcement cooperate with federal immigration authorities. This prompted an investigation in which Bird found that, despite his defiant rhetoric, Marx's office had complied with "every single ICE detainer request" since 2018. The attorney general gave Marx a deadline last week to amend his statements to comply with state law. When he refused to issue a correction, Bird launched a lawsuit to pull all state funding to Winneshiek County until the sheriff agrees to comply with state law regarding cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Bird argues that Marx's post, which she said was "rife with legal and factual errors that discouraged enforcing immigration laws," violated chapter 27A of the Iowa state legal code. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Polk County District Court, cites section 27A.4 of the Iowa legal code, which states that a county "shall be ineligible to receive any state funds if the local entity intentionally violates this chapter." Democrat Mayor Blasted For Vowing To Make Major City 'Safe Haven' For Illegal Immigrants Commenting on her suit, Bird said that "sanctuary counties are illegal under Iowa law." "Sheriff Marx was given the chance to retract his statement, follow the law, and honor ICE detainers, but he refused—even at a cost to his home county," she said. "He left us with no choice but to take the case to court to enforce our laws and ensure cooperation with federal immigration authorities." Click Here For More Immigration Coverage A representative for the Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office declined Fox News Digital's request for comment, saying the sheriff and office "are unable to provide any comments at this time due to the pending litigation." The Winnishiek County Auditor, Benjamin D. Steines would not disclose how much money the county stands to lose, citing the same litigation. "Iowa is not a sanctuary for illegal immigration. Anyone who threatens to 'block, interfere and interrupt' with immigration enforcement, as this sheriff did, will be held accountable," Bird told Fox News Digital. Republican State Ags Back Trump Birthright Citizenship Order In Court Filing: 'Taxpayers Are On The Hook' She noted that her office "gave the Sheriff an opportunity to fix his state-law violation and cooperate with immigration enforcement, but he refused—knowing that it would cost his home community. All he has to do to end this is fix the problem and follow the law." "Years of a Biden-Harris border invasion takes a serious toll—even on Iowa, and we're a long way away from the border," she went on. "Thankfully, President Trump hit the ground running to secure the border, crack down on drug trafficking, and reduce crime. And as Iowa's Attorney General, I will keep fighting to ensure our state cooperates with federal immigration authorities to keep our communities safe."Original article source: Red state moves to defund county after leader vows to 'interfere and interrupt' ICE deportations
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Sanctuary city officials rebuke police officers for assisting Border Patrol
Sanctuary city officials in upstate New York held a press conference on Wednesday where they blasted members of their own police force for coming to the aid of Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents who stopped a van carrying up to eight occupants. Officers with the Rochester Police Department (RPD) were called to the scene on Monday by the federal agencies to respond on an emergency basis. While responding, RPD ordered the suspects out of the vehicle and helped put them in handcuffs, police said. Democratic Rochester Mayor Malik Evans said that the actions of the police officers were against the city's sanctuary resolution and a police general order, which prohibits police from enforcing immigration laws. Blue State Sanctuary Laws Enabled Illegal 'Abolish Ice' Activist To Evade Capture, Says Local Da Evans and Rochester Police Department (RPD) Chief David Smith held a press briefing to sound off on the officers who answered a call from Border Patrol. "The officers on the scene verbally directed the occupants to get out of the vehicle and this is against our policy," Evans said. "Our policy is crystal clear, city police officers do not help or participate in federal immigration activities." Read On The Fox News App Video from the incident shows what appears to be several unmarked Border Patrol and HSI vehicles surrounding a maroon-colored work van that had ladders affixed to its roof. A police vehicle then arrives on the scene and two officers get out. Federal agents handcuffed the driver, while Rochester police handcuffed other people removed from the van, according to WXXINews. Blue State Leader Sounds Alarm About 'Perfect Storm' Of Dem Immigration Policies Decimating Public Safety Bystander footage of the incident shows a woman arguing with two HSI agents and demanding to see her husband, saying, "They're not illegal," per WXXINews. It's unclear how many people were detained and for what reason. The city is about 90 miles east of Niagara Falls and the U.S. - Canadian border. Evans said he instructed Police Chief David Smith to remind every member of the force about the city's directive. Smith also sided with Evans and scolded the officers. "From watching the body-worn camera footage, what is concerning to me is, despite the fact that we were called, we went lights and sirens," Evans said of the incident on Whitney Road near Lyell Avenue. "I see in the video a total lack of urgency on the part of multiple Border Patrol officers at the scene," Smith said. Smith read out a debriefing a lieutenant gave officers following the incident. "If this happens again, we are not to remove people from vehicles. We are not to be handcuffing subjects," Smith said. "We are not to be doing pat frisks on subjects, and we are absolutely not going to be detaining them or putting them into our cars." Fox News Digital reached out to Border Patrol and ICE but did not immediately receive a response. The Rochester Police Locust Club union defended the officers' actions and called Evans' statements "a complete overreaction" to what was a call to help on an emergency basis. The union said in a press release that when police arrived on the scene, the occupants were not being co-operative and that the police did not initiate the police stop. The union said officers had no information about the van's occupants nor did they ask about their immigration status. "As with any law enforcement agency that indicates it has a critical situation in progress within the City of Rochester, officers responded under lights and sirens … expecting their fellow law enforcement officers to be in distress when they got there," the press release reads. They said that the officers "did absolutely nothing wrong, other than to answer a call for help from another agency."Original article source: Sanctuary city officials rebuke police officers for assisting Border Patrol
Yahoo
27-03-2025
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Illegal immigrant nabbed by Georgia police after allegedly preying on four children
An illegal immigrant in Georgia is behind bars after he allegedly molested four children who were under the age of 14. Nery Antonio Gonzalez, 36, was arrested by the Valdosta Police Department on March 14 after detectives learned that he had sexually assaulted four minors in different locations throughout the city. The Valdosta Police Department said Gonzalez is in the United States illegally, and is originally from Guatemala. Blue State Sanctuary Laws Enabled Illegal 'Abolish Ice' Activist To Evade Capture, Says Local Da Initially, detectives were investigating Gonzalez for sexually assaulting two minors, but further interviews led them to find two more victims. Gonzalez was charged with five counts of felony child molestation, three counts of felony rape, four counts of felony aggravated sexual battery, four counts of sexual battery on a child under the age of 16, two counts of felony child molestation and three counts of felony cruelty to a child in the first degree. Read On The Fox News App Police said that further charges are pending as an investigation into Gonzalez is still active. Ice Detains Tufts University Student Amid Trump Admin's Campus Crackdown Valdosta Police Department Chief Leslie Manahan said in a statement that the four children will be traumatized for the rest of their lives. "There are no words to describe the heartbreak of the trauma that these children faced and will live with for the rest of their lives. I am thankful that two of these victims were brave enough to let someone know, which resulted in the arrest of this predator. This was great teamwork between our agency and our community partners, to ensure these victims do not have to see this monster again," Manahan article source: Illegal immigrant nabbed by Georgia police after allegedly preying on four children
