Los Angeles Passes ‘Sanctuary City’ Ordinance In Wake Of Trump’s Deportation Plan
'We’re going to send a very clear message'
Sanctuary cities that keep illegal alien criminals on the streets will soon be a thing of the past, Trump promises
During a women’s town hall with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner on Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump made a vow to voters that he plans to “immediately” end sanctuary jurisdictions if he secures a victory in the upcoming November election.
Nancy, a woman in the audience, explained to Trump that her son was on the University of Georgia’s campus the day 22-year-old Laken Riley, a nursing student, was murdered while out on a jog. The man charged with Riley’s brutal slaying is 26-year-old Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally and a suspected member of the vicious transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
'We’re going to have law and order.'
Nancy proceeded to ask Trump, “I wanted to know, how quickly in a sanctuary city like they’re calling Athens, Georgia — how quickly can you remove those threats to our societies so that our children can go out on a run, as they rightfully should be able to do in a park in the daytime by themselves?”
Trump responded, “First of all, we are going to end all sanctuary cities immediately.”
Faulkner asked Trump whether he would accomplish that via executive order.
“I could do it with an executive order; I’ll have to do it with an executive order. You can do it with the Aliens Act of 1798,” he responded.
The Alien Act, which was passed in 1798 by the Federalist-controlled Congress, authorizes the sitting president to deport non-citizens.
“We can do things in terms of moving people out. We can move them out of the sanctuary cities,” Trump continued.
“Normally, you like to understand the opponent,” he added. “Why do they want open borders? Why do they want to do this? Why do they want sanctuary cities?”
Trump declared that sanctuary cities are meant to protect only criminals.
“We’re going to end all sanctuary cities in the United States, and we’re going to go back to normalcy. And we’re going to have law and order,” he stated.
Trump stated that his administration would prioritize reinvigorating law enforcement officers who have been slowed down and even prevented from doing their jobs under the Biden-Harris administration.
“They want to do their job. We’re going to let them do their job,” Trump added. “I’m going to give them immunity. We’re going to protect them.”
“You look at New York, and Chicago, and L.A., and every city all run by Democrats,” he continued. “Liberal, stupid Democrats.”
“Our country has lost its way,” Trump concluded.
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Laken Hope Riley’s Murder Outs Georgia As Largely A Sanctuary State
Many local officials contribute to Georgia’s illegal immigration by declaring an illegal sanctuary policy.NYC mayor admits his invitation to house illegal aliens at Gracie Mansion was purely symbolic
Mayor Eric Adams has confirmed for New Yorkers that some Democratic promises may be better understood as expressions of sentiment rather than intent.
Adams indicated on June 6 that he would happy to house a handful of the nearly 80,000 illegal aliens who took advantage of his sanctuary city invitation at Gracie Mansion, the five-bedroom estate he occupies on East 88th Street, reported the New York Post.
"I am a big believer in leading from the front," said the mayor.
By sharing his luxury views of the East River with foreign nationals, Adams would also be sharing in the burden with which he saddled hotels, school gymnasiums, and 50 houses of worship around the city.
Adams qualified his statement, saying, "If it doesn’t go against legal protocols — there are protocols in place, so I can’t use the building in any way I want — but I don’t have a problem if I could put a migrant family in Gracie Mansion."
The offer came just weeks after parents, furious over the invasion of their children's schools by illegal aliens, pressed him to do so.
"I say to the mayor, 'Open up Gracie Mansion, and allow the migrants to have a shower and hot meal,'" Mayra Ducos, 42, told the Post outside her children's Williamsburg school. "'You have 22,000 square feet, let them seek refuge at your home.' I bet he has a good stove to cook the migrants a hot meal."
Adams revealed Thursday that when it comes to leading from the front, a believer is all he is.
"'I think leading the challenge of the migrant problem is both substantive and symbolic, and as I always said, 'Good generals lead from the front,'" said Adams. "They don't send their troops into battle and ask, 'How was the war?' They lead them into battle."
"The symbolism of saying, 'I'm willing to put a homeless family in Gracie' is that symbolism," added the mayor.
The self-described "general" noted that "legal issues" prevented him from following through on what he expects other New Yorkers with spare rooms to do.
"We are never going to break the law. And so, we'd be able to know what we can’t do and what we can't do as a symbolism of saying, 'I’m willing to open up the people’s house to the people of the city,'" said Adams.
NYC has sued at least 30 counties in the state for issuing emergency executive orders prohibiting hotels from hosting illegals bused in by Adams, reported the Daily Caller.
While Adams pleaded with a judge last month to "revisit" the city's sanctuary city law, noting, "We have reached our limit," he has yet to clarify whether his 2021 vow to protect illegal aliens from deportation was similarly symbolic.
TheBlaze previously reported that as of late May, the city had already spent close to $4.3 billion to deal with the migrant crisis.
The roughly 80,000 illegal aliens NYC has received is just a small fraction of the millions that have stolen into the nation since President Joe Biden took office. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, over 1.4 million entered the country between October and April; over 2.3 million entered between October 2021 and September 2022; and over 1.4 million entered between January 2021 and September 2022.
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Mayor Eric Adams pleads with judge to 'revisit' NYC's sanctuary city law amid illegal immigration surge: 'We have reached our limit'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams evidently no longer wants to be handcuffed to the Democrats' open-borders policies of yesteryear, especially not when the suburbs are pushing back.
Adams indicated that he was in court Thursday "asking the judge to revisit this law to deal with this humanitarian crisis."
The New York mayor pre-empted possible claims of hypocrisy, stressing that the "law of sanctuary city was in place" long before he took office; that "when they decided to put in place that law, no one thought that they would be dealing with a humanitarian crisis of this proportion."
\u201cMayor Eric Adams is \u201cnow in court, today, asking a judge to revisit\u201d NYC\u2019s sanctuary city law: \n\n\u201cNo one thought that they would be dealing with a humanitarian crisis of this proportion.\u201d\u201d— Charlie Kirk (@Charlie Kirk) 1684159465
Former Mayor Ed Koch signed an executive order in 1989, declaring New York a sanctuary city.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg went much farther than Koch, signing executive orders forbidding city employers, including members of the NYPD, from asking residents about their immigration status.
As mayor, Bill de Blasio passed a sanctuary city law in October 2014 ensuring New York would remain a sanctuary for illegal aliens even if they were violent felons or on the terrorist watch list, reported the New York Post.
While Adams' assertion that the law precedes him is correct, legislators and city councilmen were long warned of the potential fallout — warnings he chose to ignore.
Adams vowed to hinder federal efforts to deport criminal noncitizens when running for office and indicated he would maintain NYC's "sanctuary city status." Adams went so far as to support legislation that would allow foreign nationals to vote in local elections.
Now, amid what Republicans recognize as an invasion, Adams is singing a different tune.
According to Adams' office, New York city has "cared for" over 61,000 migrants over the past year and is seeing roughly 500 illegal aliens pour in every day," reported CBS News. Adams reckons that number might spike to thousands of migrants entering daily.
"With over 130 emergency sites and eight humanitarian relief centers already opened, we have reached our limit," said a spokesman for the mayor.
Whereas before, Adams figured he could displace his problem, rerouting illegal aliens he previously welcomed to the suburbs, various New York counties have declared states of emergency to prevent the sanctuary city from offloading its "humanitarian crisis."
TheBlaze previously reported that Orange County and Rockland County have declared states of emergency in advance of migrants' arrival in the respective communities.
"To have 300 people dropped on us at one time is ridiculous. There's just no way we can handle that; ... 300 people is five times what the homeless count is [currently] in Rockland County," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day (R).
Day said it was "maddening" for New York to deluge his county with illegal aliens, especially when Rockland "isn't even a sanctuary county."
Since the city can no longer bus illegal aliens into neighboring counties or even into Canada — a tactic Adams criticized Republican governors for — New York is taking over hotels and schools on the newcomers' behalf.
TheBlaze noted Monday that New York City has committed to opening its first asylum-seeker arrival center, since other hotels have been overwhelmed. The historic Roosevelt Hotel, shuttered during the COVID-19 lockdowns, will apparently do the trick.
KRCR-TV reported that the city is also preparing to shelter illegal aliens in school gymnasiums.
Adams' office released a statement, saying, "We received more than 4,200 asylum seekers last week alone and continue to receive hundreds of asylum seekers every day. We are opening emergency shelters and respite centers daily, but we are out of space. As the mayor has said, nothing is off the table as we work to fill our moral mandate, but we should all expect this crisis to affect every city service. We will continue to communicate with local elected officials as we open more emergency sites."
While critical of the influx of illegal aliens into his city, the New York mayor has previously been silent on the matter of well over 5 million illegal aliens stealing into the country since President Joe Biden took office.
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Former drug dealer BLASTS sanctuary cities for fueling the fentanyl trade
Ricci Wynne is a recovering drug addict using his social media to battle the policies that have turned his hometown of San Francisco into an open-air drug market. In this clip, Ricci opens up to "Fearless" host Jason Whitlock about the shocking story of how San Fran’s sanctuary city status further enables the deadly international fentanyl trade.
Ricci bravely blows the whistle on San Francisco's safe space for undocumented drug dealers. According to Ricci, some of these foreign citizens have been arrested two and three times for selling drugs, but they have no fear of being deported because of the city's sanctuary status.
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Now ask yourself this question would you want your children to walk through this squalor just to get home from school? @JoeBiden @VP @SpeakerPelosi @SenFeinstein @LondonBreed @SFPDChief #DoBetter #democrats #politics #Police #DRUGS #SanFrancisco #California #crime #DoYourJob #NA pic.twitter.com/ZBa8PApgtC
— Ricci Wynne (@RawRicci415) July 8, 2022
This video went viral. It showed school kids being dropped off by a bus and left unaccompanied to wade through the horrific conditions.
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