Biden ICE Director Bucks White House, Calls Sanctuary Cities 'Inherently Unsafe'

Washington Free Beacon ^ | February 9, 2024 | Joseph Simonson

[george76]

The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says sanctuary cities are "inherently unsafe." That puts him at odds with the White House, which has repeatedly defended Democrat-controlled cities that harbor illegal aliens.

"Sanctuary jurisdictions are inherently more unsafe because they’re letting these individuals out who have serious convictions," acting ICE director Patrick Lechleitner said in a Friday interview with Fox News.

"Sanctuary jurisdiction" refers to any municipality whose leaders refuse to cooperate with immigration officials when an illegal alien under their jurisdiction commits an offense that would result in deportation.

Lechleitner’s comments—a response to the Thursday arrest of four migrants charged with assaulting a New York City police officer in January—are a notable contradiction of White House policy. One of President Joe Biden’s first actions upon taking office was reversing a federal order that barred sanctuary cities from taking Justice Department funds.

Biden’s Justice Department urged the Supreme Court in March 2021 to dismiss all cases on their docket related to sanctuary cities. Left-wing activist groups celebrated both decisions, with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center saying in October 2021 that under Biden, "sanctuary policies can be enacted without risk of losing federal funding."

Law enforcement officers have encountered more than 5.5 million illegal aliens since Biden took office. Cities such as New York have begun to buckle as tens of thousands of migrants flock to their streets. New York officials are exploring budget cuts to provide housing and other social services for illegal immigrants in the state.

Deportations have plummeted under the Biden administration. A study from the Center for Immigration Studies found there has been a 67 percent decrease in the deportation of criminal aliens and a 57 percent decrease in arrests of criminal aliens since Biden took office.

Immigration has become a top concern for voters in both parties as Congress struggles to reach a compromise on border security.

[pepsionice]

The answer here...if I were Denver, Chicago, Philly, or NYC...convince migrants that harsh winters are to be avoided....buy each one a $129 Greyhound ticket to LA, and give them a $1,000 money card as they board the bus to leave.

Make this LA’s problem.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Unsafe was the point.

Strategy now is Biden was wrong, here’s the new untainted candidate to fix it.

Also, Biden is going to the hospital for his fake medical emergency soon. Sympathy will grease his bowing out and set up the new puppet to announce “I didn’t want this this way, but okay I’ll do what I can in light of the situation”.

There is no bucking. There is only a script.

[ComputerGuy]

I like the idea, but I would choose DC for several reasons. The people there would come unhinged if several thousand ‘migrants’ dropped in for a visit. And stayed.

[riverrunner]

It is a election year.

[CatOwner]

Well, they would be safe if Texas and the Biden administration forced illegals to stay in Texas and other border states. I’m mean, how can a city declare themselves a sanctuary city when they’re required to take in those seeking a sanctuary? /s

[KarlInOhio]

It looks like the Democrats have realized that unlimited immigration is unpopular enough to risk their elections instead of merely being unpopular on the right.

To fight this they will 1. hammer on Trump and the Republicans for defeating the recent immigration bill which they claim would have stopped this massive immigration (yeah, right, but that will be their claim).

2. Stage some photo ops on the border. Maybe build a mile of Potemkin fence and show some sad Mexicans on the other side, or even round up a thousand (a few hours of allowed illegals under the proposed bill) illegals and deport them.

3. Criticize sanitary cities, but blame their problems on Governors Abbot and Desantis busing a small fraction of the illegals that federally funded NGOs shipped in.

They want the immigrants -legal, illegal or any other type. They just want to quiet the anger about them. Witness how long they held onto the eleven million illegals number no matter how many came in because polling dropped once they hit ten million.

[Ann Archy]

You were giving LAWBREAKERS a FREE RIDE!! What did you expect, dumbass?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Democrats should be labeled as the “unintended consequences” party. Everything they touch goes to crap. And if the Mediacrats did the one job they have, a Democrat would never again hold any office.

[PGalt]

Sanctuary cities? INVADERS new residences.

[himno hero]

Thank Hussein.

[Liz]

Venezuelan creep up top, apprehended for stealing and
shooting cops looks like the violent mob beating up cops below.

[MCSETots]

He’s toast . . .

[The Louiswu]

So I'm confused on this Sanctuary City issue (I usually am confused on a great many issues : ) ) - Why do sanctuary cities get to defy Fed law enforcement, refuse to work with ICE on deportations and such, yet, the Gov of Texas can't enforce Fed law regarding illegals and illegal border crossings without the Fed gov threatening to come down and kick his ass??

Is it a D thing? Or some actual issue.

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[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Good thing Biden was not infesting the White House back in 1940-1945. The armies of Japan and Germany could have simply “migrated” to Mexico then across the border North.

There is a reason ROME had legions on the Rhine. When they disappeared ROME was overrun and destroyed.

[riverrunner]

very true