Posted on 11/14/2016 5:10:16 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that he has no plans to change the LAPD’s stance on immigration enforcement, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to toughen federal immigration laws and deport millions of people upon taking office.
For decades, the LAPD has distanced itself from federal immigration policies. The LAPD prohibits officers from initiating contact with someone solely to determine whether he or she is in the country legally, mandated by a special order signed by then-chief Daryl Gates in 1979. During Beck’s tenure as chief, the department stopped turning over people arrested for low-level crimes to federal agents for deportation and moved away from honoring federal requests to detain inmates who might be deportable past their jail terms.
On Monday, Beck said he planned to maintain the long-standing separation.
“I don’t intend on doing anything different,” he said. “We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on somebody’s immigration status. We are not going to work in conjunction with Homeland Security on deportation efforts. That is not our job, nor will I make it our job.”
Fear among immigrants and their families has rippled across the country in the days following Trump’s election to the presidency. Trump made illegal immigration a central issue of his campaign, vowing to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, deport people who are in the country illegally and unwind immigration relief created under President Obama.
In Los Angeles, officials have tried to alleviate some of those concerns by signaling their support for the city’s immigrant residents. At a meeting Friday at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti said the city would question Trump’s decisions on immigration.
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These cities are sure gonna miss their Federal funds. Just thinking about all those EBT cards ringing up NO SALE gives me shivers. The Boys ‘N’ da Hood might just take matters into their own hands and take care of the illegals. Morticians will be the only ones to profit from that mess.
Delay the food stamps and welfare checks to LA for a few days and let this police chief deal with the ensuing riots. He’ll escort the illegals to the border himself.
That’s some mighty nice federal funding you’ve got there. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
“when federal funding to LA is withdrawn.”
I wanna know just how much Fed funding they get! Anybody know?
Trump is damned if he does something, damned if he doesn’t..so, do what the RATs would do and play hardball. Call their bluff and pull funding for their illegal sanctuary cities. Trump has to show them who’s boss, quicker the better.
Hey chiefee. Remember all those grants and earmarked federal funds? Well, you may as well forget about them now. No compliance, no funding. Sorr-eeee.
Bye, bye Charlie. Better get your retirement papers in order. You aren’t going to be around much longer. Police chief isn’t an elected position, fool.
California already has a wall, it just leaks like a sieve.
So nationalize the national guard to do the job in California. Eisenhower did this to enforce integration. He also deported illegal aliens, so point this out when the Left cries, “It can’t be done!”
Cut off federal funding then.
Let see now, what is the oath of office these critters take when they sign up?
Well, LAPD doesn’t have to worry it’s pretty little head about it.
THE BORDER PATROL WILL TAKE CARE OF IT .. and ..... they supported Trump’s election for that very reason.
drop all federal funds for cali.
they dont want the country’s racist money.
I don’t know of ANYONE who can withstand the pressure of an ongoing Federal Lawsuit. Good luck Chief. You’re going to spend the rest of your career in Federal Court.
Arrest him on federal charges for aiding human trafficking, obstruction of justice, sedition and treason. Perp walk him out of his HQ and stop all federal funds to LA until they get in line with the law. As Obozo reminded us when he persecuted Jan Brewer immigration is a federal matter and his active obstruction is a federal crime.
AH, He is POTUS, you WILL go by the LAW...
When the DOJ demands he hands illegals over to ICE and the LA Police refuse a lawful order, they can be arrested.
They will do whatever Trump says. When Trump chokes off the money, they will all do whatever Trump wants.
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