Lawmakers in California on Saturday passed “sanctuary state” legislation even as President Trump and his administration have vowed to crack down on jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration agents.
The bill approved early Saturday limits police cooperation with federal immigration authorities and is intended to bolster protections for illegal immigrants in the state.
The bill actually “prohibits law enforcement officials from asking about a person’s immigration status” and “prohibits law enforcement officials from being deputized as immigration agents or arresting people on civil immigration warrants.”
ICE has responded, and let’s just say…the acting director is not happy. Rightly so.
“By passing this bill, California politicians have chosen to prioritize politics over public safety,” Thomas Homan, the acting director of ICE, said in a statement. “Disturbingly, the legislation serves to codify a dangerous policy that deliberately obstructs our country’s immigration laws and shelters serious criminal alien offenders.”
Homan said ICE wants to work with local law enforcement to prevent “dangerous criminal aliens” from being released back onto the streets.
At this point, the bill is just waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. In other words, it’s basically a done deal.
Way to suck, California.
h/t Fox News
